New Delhi: In a move that may make Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati see red, Rahul Gandhi is expected to celebrate his birthday with farmers in Bhatta Parsaul, the epicentre of the land acquisition battle in the state, on Sunday.
The Uttar Pradesh Congress has decided to hold chaupals to across the state to commemorate the party General Secretary's birthday as Farmers Rights Day.
While criticising the Mayawati government for the alleged police atrocities against protesting farmers in Bhatta-Parsaul villages in Gautam Budhha Nagar on May 7, UP Congress president Rita Bahaguna Joshi had said the party general secretary's birthday on June 19 will be celebrated as 'Kisan Adhikar Divas'.
The party will try to create awareness among people about farmers' rights and advocate that adequate changes in the land acquisition law be made soon, she added.
(With additional information from PTI)
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