Land Bill: Rahul Gandhi fires fresh salvo at Modi govt at mega rally
19 April 2015 4:35 PM IST
Land Bill: Rahul Gandhi fires fresh salvo at Modi govt at mega rally
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi with Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave to farmers during the farmers rally at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)- At the well-attended rally, the Congress vice-president, who had in 2011 launched an agitation on land issue from Bhatta Parsaul in Uttar Pradesh, made a strong pitch for pro-poor politics as Congress leaders sought to paint the Modi government as
- Rahul Gandhi helps Haryana Congress leader Kiran Singh off the stage after she stumbled and hurt herself during the farmers rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Congress has also launched a website called 'Zameen Wapsi ', which will aim at providing information on land acquisition. (Photo: PTI)
- Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds up a plough along during the farmers rally at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Party President Sonia Gandhi accused the Modi government of adding insult to the injury of farmers by bringing the Land ordinance. (Photo: AP)
- Supporters painted in tricolours at the farmers rally oraganised by Congress party at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Gandhi also accused the government of not coming to the help of farmers affected by hailstorms and unseasonal rains and trying to weaken the farmers in general. (Photo: PTI)
- The Congress vice-president, who just returned from a two-month absence from public life, said the new land bill is not only against the interests of farmers but also the tribals. Tens of thousands of flag-waving farmers rallied to protest the
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi with Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave to farmers during the farmers rally at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
Land Bill: Rahul Gandhi fires fresh salvo at Modi govt at mega rally
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