Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed farmers in Bihar’s Purnia on Tuesday and hit out at the BJP for refusing to waive farmer loans and pressuring farmers to buy fertilisers and seeds at higher prices.
The yatra is slated to re-enter West Bengal on January 31 via Malda, traversing through Murshidabad, both renowned Congress bastions, before exiting the state on February 1.
In the run-up to polls, the grand old party has activated all of its frontal organisations, which have been tasked with holding meetings with women, students, farmers, unemployed youth and take their suggestions into consideration.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has raised serious concerns about the security of Rahul Gandhi and the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam, following a clash with police in Guwahati yesterday.