Rahul Gandhi to meet farmer leaders in Parliament today, private member bill likely for MSP legalisation

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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is set to meet a delegation of seven farmer leaders on Wednesday at around 11 am in the Parliament. The farmer leaders are likely request Gandhi to introduce a private member bill to address their longstanding demands, news agency ANI reported citing sources. In a related development, leaders from the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha announced their plans to burn effigies of the Modi government nationwide and launch a fresh protest to push for the legalisation of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee. This protest will include a “long march” to support the Opposition’s private bills.