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Rahul Gandhi sets on Padyatra in Greater Noida villages, 5th July 2011 |
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 |
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Rahul Gandhi sets on Padyatra in Greater Noida villages
The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is walking from village to villages in Greater Noida and in the adjoining area these days. He wants to understand the problems being faced by the farmers particularly of scale forcible acquisition of their lands by the state government. There have been again and again farmers’ agitations and violent clashes leading to farmers’ deaths.
The Congress leader is intrigued as to why farmers are agitated in UP while the acquisition of lands in Haryana is so smooth and peaceful. He is concerned in particular how come farmers in UP are poor in spite of compensation received by them for selling their lands to the state government.
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold Kisan Maha Panchayat on July 9 in Aligarh to focus on all such problems. He wants to ensure that all issues concerning the farmers are brought forth and discussed in Kisan Maha Panchayat (Farmers’ Meet). So he has set out on three days programme to walk through villages of UP.
Today early morning he reached Bhatta village which was epicenter of violent clash on May 7 in which four persons were killed. He interacted with the villagers who explained their problems.
From Bhatta village he walked to Parsaul village which too had been scene of farmers’ agitation over non-payment of fair compensation for the forcible taking over of their lands by the Mayawati government.
Walking through villages of Usmanpur and Achepur, he reached Rustumpur village around 6.30 AM. Some villagers said while for other leaders bands and media precede, in the case of Rahul Gandhi, though he has studied in foreign country, he reached their villages alone and bare-foot; this would make villages rally around him for strong support.
Next treading along lush green agricultural fields he reached Mirzapur village around 7.25 AM. By 8.10 AM he was in Rausa village and straight got into business with the farmers. Brimming with confidence and determination to understand the problems that are tormenting the farmers he next arrived in village Bhaipur at 9.15 AM. Having patiently got the views of the villagers, they asserted that the young Congress leader was concerned with their problem from the core of his heart.
Further walking along muddy tracks and open drain channels he at time crisscrossed rustic streets to reach Nagla Bhautauna village. There he held Kisaan Chaupaal and thereafter met people also. All the villagers spoke in one voice that the young leader’s programme was based on principles.
Despite scorching heat and high humidity he walked 11 KM of distance in 6 hours.
All along he sustained himself with water and skimmed milk (Chhachh) which villagers offered him. His next visit was Dayanatpur.
The Congress General Secretary will have night stay in Jewar village from where he will resume next day’s padyatra.
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