Priyanka meets family of farmer who died on R-Day

February 04, 2021 13:17

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the family members of the farmer who lost his life during the tractor rally on 26th January in Delhi.

The family of the farmer, Navneet Singh, lives in in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district.

"We've come to know that a farmer Navneetji who came from Canada and was participating in protest peacefully, was shot at by police and lost his life, during the tractor rally. Priyanka Gandhiji will meet his family at his residence in Rampur today, "Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kr Lallu said, earlier in the day.

Rahul Gandhi did not accompany Priyanka due to the ongoing Parliament session in New Delhi.

The Congress Party has been continuously supporting the farmers' movement against the government's new agricultural laws and have demanded their repeal.

On Republic Day, farm unions were given permission to hold a tractor yatra but a group of farmers broke through police barricades and entered the ITO area clashed with police.

The police say that Navneet Singh died in the clash after his tractor overturned after ramming into a barricade. Delhi Police had released CCTV footage showing the farmer's tractor overturning after ramming into barricades at ITO.

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