Rahul meets SKM delegation, discusses need to pressurise govt for MSP guarantee

The 11-member delegation met Gandhi at his office in the Parliament complex. | Photo: PTI

1 min read Last update : August 06, 2024 | 7:19 p.m. IST

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met a delegation of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and discussed several issues, including pressure on the government for legal guarantee for MSP and debt relief, sources said.

The 11-member delegation met Gandhi at his office in the Parliament complex.

Sources said the delegation briefed him on the problems being faced by farmers in the country and highlighted the demand for a legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP) and putting pressure on the government for the same.

Congress general secretaries KC Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh were also present during the meeting.

A delegation from the NGO Sarv Seva Sangh also met Gandhi.

The meeting with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) delegation comes weeks after Gandhi met another farmers’ delegation at the Parliament complex.

Gandhi has repeatedly asserted, both inside and outside Parliament, that the INDIA bloc is committed to providing legal guarantee to the MSP.

The INDIA bloc will put pressure on the government and ensure that farmers get a legal guarantee for MSP, Gandhi had said after meeting the farmers’ delegation last month.

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First published: August 06, 2024 | 7:19 p.m. IST