Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday undertook ‘padyatra’ in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.
The Congress leader launched his walkathon ‘kisan sandesh yatra’ on Friday morning from Koratikal village, about four km from here.
He walked along with party leaders, including Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh and top functionaries of the party’s Telangana unit.
He visited the house of Velma Rajeshwar, a farmer who committed suicide on May 2 following huge crop loss.
He also met the wife and children of the farmer and consoled them.
The Congress leader also provided financial assistance of Rs.1 lakh to the family.
Accompanied by hundreds of leaders and workers, Rahul covered a distance of four km to reach Laxmanchanda village, where he met families of two farmers who committed suicide.
Rahul, who arrived here on Thursday night after landing at Nanded in neighbouring Maharashtra, will cover five villages in his 12-km padyatra. He will also interact with the farmers and visit a few agricultural fields. The Congress vice-president undertook similar yatras in Punjab and Maharashtra earlier.IANS
Rahul will cover five villages in his 12-km padyatra. He will also interact with the farmers and visit a few agricultural fields.
