The Gujarat Congress will launch a ‘Kisan Akrosh Yatra’ covering the Saurashtra region from November 6 to 13 raising various demands including a complete waiver of farmers’ loans, special package for the crop losses due to unseasonal rainfall post Diwali and free fodder for cattle. The yatra will begin from Gir Somnath on November 6 and cover the eleven districts of Saurashtra before concluding in Dwarka on November 13.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Rajya Sabha MP and former Gujarat Congress Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Shaktisinh Gohil demanded a complete waiver of farmer loans, special assistance package for farmers and arrangement of fodder for cattle rearers across the state.

Lashing out at BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Gohil showed a video

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