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Rahul Gandhi drives tractor to Parliament to protest farm law, see pics

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday drove a tractor to Parliament along with other party MPs and demanded that the three contentious farm laws be repealed. Take a look at how events unfolded:

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Updated:Jul 26, 2021, 12:45 PM IST

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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 These laws are not for the benefit of farmers and that is why they have to be withdrawn," Gandhi told reporters.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

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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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