'Will Pressurise Modi Government For Legal Guarantee Of MSP': Rahul Gandhi After Meeting Farmer Leaders In Parliament Complex

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi met a 12-member farmer leaders delegation in the Parliament complex today (24 July) and assured them of pressurising the government over their Minimum Support Price (MSP) demand.

Farmer leaders from six states, namely Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, met Gandhi under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political).

Congress MPs K C Venugopal, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Dharamvir Gandhi, Dr Amar Singh, Deepender Singh Hooda and Jai Prakash were also present in the meeting.

Earlier, it was alleged that the farmers were not being allowed to enter the Parliament complex. "Because they are farmers, maybe this is the reason they are not allowing them in," Gandhi told reporters.

They were later allowed to come inside and meet Gandhi in his office. After the meeting, Gandhi said, "In our manifesto, we have mentioned MSP with a legal guarantee. We have done the assessment and it can be implemented."

The Congress MP told reporters that it was decided in the meeting that after discussing with other INDI Alliance leaders, we will put pressure on the Modi government to give a legal guarantee of MSP to India's farmers.