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Rahul Gandhi says farmers should be allowed to harvest while maintaining safety

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Published : Apr 8, 2020, 4:29 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tweeted saying that farmers should be allowed to harvest crops while maintaining safety amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The livelihoods of hundreds of farmers are at risk, he further tweeted.

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for giving relief to farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown by allowing them to harvest crops while maintaining safety, saying this is the only way out as they are facing a double whammy.

"The Rabi crop stands ready in the fields but harvesting of the crop due to COVID-19 lockdown is difficult. The livelihoods of hundreds of farmers are at risk," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

  • राबी की फसल खेतों में तैयार खड़ी है लेकिन #Covid19 लॉक्डाउन में कटाई का काम मुश्किल है।सैकड़ों किसानों की जीविका ख़तरे में है।देश के अन्नदाता किसान आज इस संकट में दोहरी मुसीबत में हैं। कटाई के लिए सुरक्षित तरीक़े से लॉक्डाउन में ढील देना एकमात्र रास्ता है।https://t.co/fOc2cUA10D

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Those farmers who feed the country are today in dual trouble. The only way out is to give relief to them in the lockdown while maintaining safety is to allow them harvesting," he said.

The Congress leader has earlier called for adopting a nuanced approach to tackle the situation in India, as the situation here is different from other nations.

The country is under a 21-day lockdown from March 24 to control the spread of coronavirus. (PTI)

Also Read: All steps taken to protect health workers: Centre tells SC

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for giving relief to farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown by allowing them to harvest crops while maintaining safety, saying this is the only way out as they are facing a double whammy.

"The Rabi crop stands ready in the fields but harvesting of the crop due to COVID-19 lockdown is difficult. The livelihoods of hundreds of farmers are at risk," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

  • राबी की फसल खेतों में तैयार खड़ी है लेकिन #Covid19 लॉक्डाउन में कटाई का काम मुश्किल है।सैकड़ों किसानों की जीविका ख़तरे में है।देश के अन्नदाता किसान आज इस संकट में दोहरी मुसीबत में हैं। कटाई के लिए सुरक्षित तरीक़े से लॉक्डाउन में ढील देना एकमात्र रास्ता है।https://t.co/fOc2cUA10D

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Those farmers who feed the country are today in dual trouble. The only way out is to give relief to them in the lockdown while maintaining safety is to allow them harvesting," he said.

The Congress leader has earlier called for adopting a nuanced approach to tackle the situation in India, as the situation here is different from other nations.

The country is under a 21-day lockdown from March 24 to control the spread of coronavirus. (PTI)

Also Read: All steps taken to protect health workers: Centre tells SC

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