“Farmers have lost their trust in Centre…”: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi addressed the farmers in Bihar’s Purnea, during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on January 30. Addressing the farmers, he said that farmers have lost their trust in the Central government. While speaking to the farmers, Rahul Gandhi said, “The truth is that the government is unable to remove the fear in the hearts of farmers. Farmers have lost their trust in the government." He further said, "...I am not speaking empty words here. We had waived off the Rs 72,000 Crores loan of farmers. We had brought the Land Acquisition Bill. When we had our governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, we gave the right price (of produce) to farmers. So, we have worked and we will work in the time to come..."