Poor farmers who were protesting the land grab, were shot dead by Indian govt. forces and Rahul Gandhi has felt the pain of those poor farmers. He says he is ashamed of being an Indian after seeing the atrocities unleashed by the govt. on poor farmers.
I bet this news will not make it to BBC, since it is not Pakistan or Syria or Libya where the similar shooting incident make the headlines all over the world.
*GREATER NOIDA: Taking on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the land war here, pledging full support to farmers fighting against acquisition and promising not to desert them till their demands are met.
Sneaking into Batta Parsaul village, the epicentre of the agitation in western Uttar Pradesh, in the wee hours riding pillion on a motorcyle, he sat with the agitating farmers throughout the day in scorching heat to emphathise with their cause and women who lost their men.
“I feel ashamed to call myself Indian after seeing what has happened here. The (state) government here has unleashed atrocities on its own people,” the Congress general secretary told the farmers.
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