Aam admi Rahul boards general bogie train to Punjab for farmers' rights

April 28, 2015 16:11

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi travels in a general bogie to Punjab to take stock of farmers' issues. Pic was tweeted by ABP News.

Rahul boarded a train to Punjab at the New Delhi Railway station today. He will visit Khanna and Gobindgarh, called the "grain bowl" of Punjab, to take stock of the situation in the state's grain markets, where farmers are struggling to sell their produce after recent unseasonal rains.

"I've been told the condition of farmers is very bad. I want to see that myself," said Rahul wearing a T-shirt and his stubble.

He took a seat near a window on the train and promised that his fight against the Narendra Modi government on its proposed land reforms is set to become "much bigger."

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