Rahul Gandhi to 'interact at length' with Madhya Pradesh farmers at Congress' Kisan Mahapanchayat

The Congress, led by Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, is set to hold a Kisan (farmers') Mahapanchayat in Madhya Pradesh, weeks after six farmers were killed in police firing in Mandsaur district.

The day-long event will be held either in Bhopal or in Indore, and will be attended by farmers from across the state. The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Congress is already in touch with various farmers' organisations.

Rahul and other senior leaders from the MP Congress will interact with farmers at length, party sources said.

The Mahapanchayat will be organised ahead of the Parliament's Monsoon Session, and is supposed to set the tone for the Opposition's attack on the NDA government - as far as issues related to farmers' rights are concerned.

TWO MAJOR ISSUES

The Congress-led Opposition has zeroed in on two major issues to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP government in the Monsoon Session: Kashmir and the plight of farmers.

"Farmers from various districts will narrate their plight before Rahul ji. Even the family members of those farmers who died in (the) Mandsaur agitation will be present in this Mahapanchayat. The event will be held after June 30, but before July 17. Preparations are already on," a party source said.

At the time of the Mandsaur agitation, Rahul Gandhi had tried to enter the district, but was arrested.

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