Worst-ever agrarian crisis in Vidarbha, says Rahul

The “Samvad Padayatra” left farmers overwhelmed, with many skipping work to catch a glimpse of Mr. Gandhi.

In an attempt to strike a chord with the distressed farmers of Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi walked 15 kilometres under a scorching sun through five villages on Thursday, meeting farmers and urging the families and widows of those who have committed suicide not to lose heart.

The “Samvad Padayatra” left farmers overwhelmed, with many skipping work to catch a glimpse of Mr. Gandhi.

Undertaking the yatra in Amravati, which has recorded an appalling 295 farmer suicides already this year, Mr. Gandhi accused the Narendra Modi government of working for select capitalists at the cost of farmers.

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