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Rahul Gandhi drives tractor to Parliament to protest farm law, see pics
Gandhi along with party MPs Pratap Singh Bajwa, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Deepinder Singh Hooda also carried banners and raised slogans.
Rahul Gandhi drove a tractor to the Parliament to protest the farm laws
"These laws are aimed at helping only two-three industrialists. The entire country knows for who whom these laws have been brought. These laws are not for the benefit of farmers and that is why they have to be withdrawn," Gandhi told reporters.
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The farmers have been relentlessly protesting the bills
Gandhi along with party MPs Pratap Singh Bajwa, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Deepinder Singh Hooda also carried banners and raised slogans.
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The protest outside the Parliament was stopped by the police
"These laws are aimed at helping only two-three industrialists. The entire country knows for who whom these laws have been brought. These laws are not for the benefit of farmers and that is why they have to be withdrawn," Gandhi told reporters.
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The detained Congress leaders raised slogans demanding the withdrawal of farm laws
Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala and Youth Congress chief BV Srinivas along with a number of party leaders were detained by the Delhi Police outside Parliament and taken to Mandir marg police station.
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BJP called the demonstration theatrics
The tractor ride to Parliament was aimed at highlighting the cause of farmers and extend their support to them, party leaders said. The BJP has, however, termed the move as "theatrics".
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