Congress leader asks Rahul to apologize to the farmers

Congress leader Lakshman Singh, younger brother of senior party leader Digvijaya Singh, said on Thursday that Rahul Gandhi must apologize to state officials for failing to fulfill his commitment that the government of the party would waive farm debts within 10 days of coming to power.

"We were unable to fulfill the commitment of waiver of farm loans in the state. Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the farmers and explain how long it will take to waive the loan. It will send a nice signal to the angry farmers," he said.

Ahead of the Assembly elections last December, Rahul Gandhi had promised that if Congress was voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, farmers' loans would be cancelled within 10 days of the new government taking over.

He also said that senior party leadership meets only selected people which is not good for the party. If it continues this way, don't know what will happen to the party. If the party has to be strengthened, the leadership should meet its workers, and this way in 2024 Congress will be able to come to power.

"People ask if Amit Shah who is BJP president can come and meet their leaders why not Sonia Gandhi do the same," he added.

( With inputs from ANI )