Rahul Gandhi Meets Farmers Inside the Parliament and Vows to Push for MSP Guarantee
2024 • 3min • News • National
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Published On: July 24, 2024 - On Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with a 12-member delegation of farmer leaders from the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukt Kisan Morcha inside Parliament, just a day after the Union Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During the meeting, the farmers raised concerns about the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and urged Gandhi to address this issue in Parliament. Gandhi assured them that the Congress party's manifesto includes a commitment to legally guarantee MSP. He mentioned that their assessment confirms the feasibility of implementing this guarantee and pledged to discuss the issue with other leaders of the INDIA alliance to press the government for this crucial measure.