Blaming the Union and the UP Government, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi expressed her deep concern over the pitiable plight of the farmers. She raised issues related to problems of farmers including non-payment of compensation for loss of produce and no work under MGNREGA.
Gandhi reached Rae Bareli on her two-day visit to her Parliamentary constituency on Thursday morning and interacted directly with the farmers at Dighia village of Amawa block.
The Congress chief met several villagers at Dighia and Satanpur villages and gave a patient hearing to their problems.
After an hour, Sonia reached Rae Bareli and went to the official residence of District Magistrate Surya Pal Gautam to express her condolence on the death of his wife. Thereafter she went to the residence of eminent poet Munnawar Rana and condoled the death of his mother.
Gandhi also went to the home of freedom fighter Indrasan Singh, who died recently and expressed her condolences. Thereafter, she visited the residence of District Congress general secretary Nirmal Shukla to condole his mother’s death.
After the courtesy visits, she reached Bhua Mau guest house for lunch. In the evening, Sonia Ganhdi interacted with different Congress units of the district. The Congress president also reviewed the progress of Railway Coach Factory (RCF) presented by its General Manager Alok Dave at the guest house.
On Friday, Sonia Gandhi will hold a ‘Janata Durbar’ at the guest house and meet locals. later she will visit some villages to inspect developmental works and later leave for New Delhi.