A new chapter is going to be added in the Bharat Jodo journey of Congress. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will meet Rahul Gandhi on January 9 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. This will be Tikait’s first meeting with Rahul Gandhi during his visit. Rahul’s yatra reached Haryana via Ghaziabad, Shamli and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh but Tikait did not join the yatra there. However, Rahul Gandhi had invited Tikait to join the yatra. In such a situation, some farmers participated in the yatra, but Tikait had refused the office bearers of Bhakiyu (Tikait) to participate in the yatra.
On January 9, under the banner of Bhakiyu (Tikait), Rakesh Tikait will talk to Rahul on the issue of farmers in Congress-ruled states. The Congress government has been formed in Himachal Pradesh recently, so there will be talk of the farmers here. The issue of subsidy for apple orchard farmers will be taken up. There will also be talk of the government giving subsidy on small agricultural machinery to the farmers here. Sugarcane is also grown in some plains of Himachal Pradesh, but there is no sugar mill here. Therefore, these farmers have to send their crops to the plains via Paonta Sahib, due to which the cost is high.
Similarly, there are Congress governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan as well. There will be a demand to give free electricity to the farmers. The issue of sugarcane farmers is currently hot in Haryana as well. Therefore, the issue here will also be raised in front of Rahul. Lok Sabha elections are to be held in 2024, so this meeting of Tikait with Rahul is of great importance. If there is an agreement on these issues then it will be discussed further, otherwise not.
Apart from farmer organizations, other social organizations will also meet Rahul Gandhi. Many famous sportspersons and other big names are on the list of visitors. At present, these names are not being made public so that the government does not put any pressure on these people.
Ticket will be accompanied by a 10-member delegation A 10-member delegation along with Tikait will meet Rahul Gandhi. The promise of MSP of the Central Government will also be discussed during this period. Since the farmer’s movement took place on the land of Haryana. That’s why it will also be in the interest of the farmers of Haryana. At present, the issue of increasing the price of sugarcane is hot. Punjab has increased the prices more than Haryana. The Congress has raised this issue in the Vidhansabha but it is proving difficult for the government to increase the price of sugarcane.
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A new chapter is going to be added in the Bharat Jodo journey of Congress. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will meet Rahul Gandhi on January 9 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. This will be Tikait’s first meeting with Rahul Gandhi during his visit. Rahul’s yatra reached Haryana via Ghaziabad, Shamli and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh but Tikait did not join the yatra there. However, Rahul Gandhi had invited Tikait to join the yatra. In such a situation, some farmers participated in the yatra, but Tikait had refused the office bearers of Bhakiyu (Tikait) to participate in the yatra.
On January 9, under the banner of Bhakiyu (Tikait), Rakesh Tikait will talk to Rahul on the issue of farmers in Congress-ruled states. The Congress government has been formed in Himachal Pradesh recently, so there will be talk of the farmers here. The issue of subsidy for apple orchard farmers will be taken up.
There will also be talk of the government giving subsidy on small agricultural machinery to the farmers here. Sugarcane is also grown in some plains of Himachal Pradesh, but there is no sugar mill here. Therefore, these farmers have to send their crops to the plains via Paonta Sahib, due to which the cost is high.
Similarly, there are Congress governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan as well. There will be a demand to give free electricity to the farmers. The issue of sugarcane farmers is currently hot in Haryana as well. Therefore, the issue here will also be raised in front of Rahul. Lok Sabha elections are to be held in 2024, so this meeting of Tikait with Rahul is of great importance. If there is an agreement on these issues then it will be discussed further, otherwise not.
