Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made an impromptu visit to Madina village in Haryana's Sonipat district and spent time with farmers. (HT Photo)
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Rahul Gandhi interacted with people and spent time with farmers working on agricultural lands in a village in Sonipat. (PTI)
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Rahul Gandhi also took part in paddy sowing, drove a tractor and ate food brought by women labourers working in the fields, party leaders from the state said. (PTI)
In pictures tweeted by the Congress' official handle, Rahul Gandhi was seen sporting a white t-shirt and trousers. (PTI)
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"It was an impromptu visit ... He interacted with the villagers and the farmers working in the fields. Rahulji also took part in paddy sowing and drove a tractor," Jagbeer Singh Malik, the Congress' MLA from Gohana in Sonipat was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. (PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
