Gujarat Congress leaders to visit the families of farmers who committed suicide, will give away Rs 1 lakh cheques
August 22, 2012
Ahmedabad, 22 August 2012
Ahmedabad, 22 August 2012
According to a press statement released by the Gujarat Congress, on direction of AICC President Sonia Gandhi, the Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia, Leader of opposition Shaktisinh Gohil and Campaign committee head Shankersinh Vaghela with other Congress leaders will visit three suicide-hit farmer families of drought-hit Saurashtra and present each family a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
The Congress leaders will reach Rajkot circuit house at 10.30 am on Thursday from where the will reach Raiya village of Rajkot taluka and meet the family of late farmer Vikrambhai Sakaria and present Rs 1 lakh cheque to his family. The Congress leaders will then move to Lodhika taluka’s Ratiya village and meet farmer Jaypalsinh Jadeja’s house to present Rs 1 lakh cheque. Lastly they will visit Dhoraji taluka’s Patanvav village’s late farmer Kishorbhai Pethani’s house to present him the cheque.
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