Will Waive Farm Loans Again If Congress Elected Back To Power: Rahul Gandhi In Chhattisgarh's Rajnangaon

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon.

Rahul Gandhi in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised that if the party comes back to power in Chhattisgarh, it will again waive loans for the farmers in the state. Addressing a public rally in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, Rahul said that the Chhattisgarh government "is going to provide free education from KG to PG."

"I want to tell the farmers of Chhattisgarh that we had promised to waive off the farm loans last time and we fulfilled it, and this time too, we are promising that we will waive the farm loans again," he said. 

"Five years ago, Congress had made 4-5 promises to the people of Chhattisgarh. We had promised the government would listen to the voice of farmers and labourers. The promises included waiving off farm loans and procuring paddy at Rs 2,500 per quintal. I want to ask you all, 'Did we fulfill all those promises," he added.  

VIDEO | "Five years ago, Congress had made 4-5 promises to the people of Chhattisgarh. We had promised the government would listen to the voice of farmers and labourers. The promises included waiving off farm loans and procuring paddy at Rs 2,500 per quintal. I want to ask you… pic.twitter.com/i8tu1fl12N

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Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party led Centre, the Wayanad MP said there are two government with one working for the society while the other has been working for billionaires.  

"As I said earlier, there are two types of government, one that works for farmers, poor and underprivileged ones, and the other works for billionaires. Bhupesh Baghel had said Modi Government has waived Rs 14 lakh crore of people like Adani," said the Congress leader. 

Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Chhattisgarh since Saturday. Ahead of the Sunday rally, he helped some cultivators at a village near Raipur in harvesting paddy and said the pro-farmer "model" of his party's government in Chhattisgarh will be replicated across India.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo.