The Congress party claims that the abolition of the APMC Act by the Bihar government in 2006 is the main reason for the distress faced by farmers in the state. Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav interacted with farmers at a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Bihar s Kaimur district to address their grievances. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised the Modi government for labeling protesters as anti-national, while Rahul Gandhi engages with farmers and learns from their experiences.
India News: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleges that the Modi government brought the Agniveer scheme to use the defence budget for the benefit of business houses instead of helping the soldiers. He also criticizes the government for treating Agniveers as contract labourers without proper benefits and respect. Rahul promises to fill up government job vacancies if the INDIA bloc comes to power and to implement a Land Acquisition Bill with higher compensation for farmers. Tejashwi Yadav joins Rahul's rally in Bihar.
Read about how RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav steals Rahul Gandhi's show during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Sasaram. Tejashwi drives Rahul on a jeep, generating much interest among the local villagers. He criticizes Nitish Kumar and reveals the reasons for accepting him in the Grand Alliance. Rahul focuses on injustice, PM's alleged bid to help businessmen, and BJP's alleged indulgence in fomenting tension.
At least 30 passengers were injured after a speeding truck rammed a stationary bus on the NH 19 in Bihar's Kaimur district on Friday afternoon, police said.As the bus, on its way to Mohania in Kaimur from Sasaram in Rohtas district, reached .
The principal of a government primary school in Bihar's Kaimur district was shot by her relative, police said on TuesdayThe accused Satish Singh is absconding at the moment, while police arrested a person named Santosh Singh in connection with .