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Rahul Gandhi to address farmers' protest on June 6 in Mandsaur, MP

Rahul Gandhi to address farmers' protest on June 6 in Mandsaur, MP

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Seven farmers had been shot dead by police in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur on June 6 last year. The farmers had been agitating for better prices for their crops

A day after farmers across the country initiated a 10-day nationwide protest,Congress president Rahul Gandhi has decided to join the protest on June 6.

He took to Twitter and announced on Saturday, " About thirty-five farmers commit suicide in our country every day. The farmers are forced to stage a protest for 10 days to bring the issue of agricultural crisis to the centre's notice. I will address the farmers rally in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh on June 6 to participate in thefarmers' fight".

Gandhiwill address the farmersin Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh on the anniversary of the death of seven farmers in police firing in the state.

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Farmers across the country said Friday that they had begun a 10-day nationwide strike and they would not sell their produce in cities.

The strike was organised by farmers from Punjab and Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Keralademanding a waiver of their loans, the right price for their produce and the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission,

The farmers'body will alsoorgainse a "Bharat Bandh" on June 10.