New Delhi: A delegation of the farmers’ leaders and representatives met the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Shri Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament. Shri Rahul Gandhi assured the farm leaders that the legal guarantee for the MSP was their right and the INDIA bloc would ensure they get this. He assured them that he, along with other INDIA bloc partners, will raise the issue and pressurise the Central Government for the implementation of the legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price for their crops.

Shri Rahul Gandhi had invited the farm leaders for a meeting in his office in the Parliament. Initially, the farmers were denied entry into the Parliament complex. After the matter was highlighted, the farm leaders were allowed inside where they held a detailed meeting with Shri Rahul Gandhi.

Besides the Congress General Secretary organization KC Venugopal, General Secretary communications Jairam Ramesh, Party MPs from Punjab and Haryana including former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Dr. Dharamvira Gandhi, Dr. Amar Singh, Deepender Singh Hooda and Jai Prakash were also present during the meeting.

The farm leaders who attended the meeting included Jagjit Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Shantha Kumar, Abhimanyu, Nallanala Venkateshwar Rao, Pandian Ramalingam, Tejveer Singh, Swaran Singh Pandher, Surjit Singh, Ramandeep Singh Mann, Guramneet Singh and Amarjeet Singh.

Later talking to reporters along with Shri Rahul Gandhi, the farm leaders expressed satisfaction and confidence over his (Shri Gandhi’s) assurance to them that the matter related to the legal guarantee for the MSP will be raised in the Parliament effectively and forcefully.