It’s not only about land, it’s about dignity of farmers too: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sought to highlight the emotional connect between farmers and their land by terming land as their “second mother”. He said his party’s fight was not only about land, but also about the dignity of those dependent on agriculture for survival.

Referring to his conversation with farmers in the past, Gandhi said, “Farmers have two mothers – one who gives birth and protects the child and the second is land. They use their blood and sweat for cultivation of crops. I’m told by the farmers that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to snatch away not only their land, but their mothers too. This is not a fight for land for these farmers, but a fight of dignity.”

He was speaking at his party’s mega farmers’ rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital. Senior Congress leaders including party president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were present. The Congress has dubbed the rally as ‘Victory rally for land acquisition bill’.

A similar rally was organized by the party at the same venue exactly five months ago on 20 April where Rahul Gandhi after his sabbatical made his first public address to the farmers opposing the contentious land acquisition bill introduced by the Modi government. Five months and three ordinances down the line, the said bill has finally been allowed to lapse.

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