The Congress Vice President, who met farmers hit by unseasonal rains in Punjab and stayed here overnight after travelling by train to the NDA-ruled state, also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking whether the farmers are not contributing to ‘Make in India’ by providing food to the entire country.
“I will raise the voice and pain suffered by farmers and atrocities on them on every platform,” said Rahul, a day after BJP and its ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal termed his visit as a “political drama” over the land bill.
“Is the work done by poor not Make in India,” he asked, adding the farmers should be helped as they are the backbone of the country. “No one works harder for the country than the farmers.
Punjab farmers provide food to the entire country. I understood the pain of farmers and listened to their voice,” he said. He said not just monetary help but farmers’ concern must be taken into account by the government.
