Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will meet farmers in Ganaur town of district Sonipat in Haryana on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi will be in Ganaur to take feedback from farmers to incorporate their suggestions in the Congress manifesto for the General Elections. “The Congress party is seeking suggestions from people belonging to all strata of society to prepare its election manifesto for the upcoming General Elections. In this direction, Rahul Gandhi would meet about 400 farmers from across the country to include their suggestions in the election manifesto of the Congress,” said Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Rahul Gandhi would also lay the foundation stone of International Horticulture Market to be set up over 597 acres of land at Ganaur. Hooda said that this horticulture market would be the biggest market for fruits, vegetables and dairy products in the country. He said that efforts are being made to provide remunerative prices to the farmers of their produce and this horticulture market would prove to be a milestone in this direction.
Hooda added that the Government has planned to start contract farming in Haryana which would further promote this market and in the near future food chain and processing units would also be set up there. The Chief Minister also reviewed the preparations being made for the public meeting to be held at Ganaur which will be addressed by Rahul Gandhi.