‘It’s our proper to fulfill anybody …’: Rahul Gandhi engages with fishermen and Proper to Meals activists | India Information

NEW DELHI: Congress chief and chief of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed {that a} delegation of fishermen, who wished to fulfill him in Parliament, was stopped on Thursday.
The fishermen had points associated to Sri Lanka that they wished to debate. Rahul Gandhi addressed the media, saying, it’s their proper to fulfill anybody, however famous they weren’t being allowed inside.
“It’s our proper to fulfill anybody.However they aren’t permitting it. I had spoken about farmers. Speaker instructed the Home that they aren’t being stopped. Now they’ve been stopped once more. There’s a Sri Lanka challenge of farmers. There have been additionally folks from Youngster Welfare…I preserve doing this (assembly delegations)…My life turns into a bit harder as it’s simpler to fulfill them there (LoP Chamber in Parliament). In any other case, now I’ve to maintain coming right here,” mentioned Rahul Gandhi.
Earlier within the day, Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, headed to the reception space of Parliament. The Congress occasion posted on X, previously often called Twitter, about Gandhi’s assembly with delegations.
“LoP Rahul Gandhi meets delegations from the Proper to Meals Marketing campaign and fishermen from throughout India, listening to their issues and standing up for his or her rights!” Congress posted on X.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi highlighted Gandhi’s ongoing dedication to his ‘Bharat Jodo‘ resolve by assembly scholar delegations who had not been capable of enter Parliament but.
“A scholar delegation has not been capable of enter the Parliament but and meet LoP. Rahul Gandhi goes to fulfill them as a result of his resolve of ‘Bharat Jodo’ continues,” Gogoi mentioned.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi additionally met members of the Safai Karamchari Andolan and folks concerned in guide scavenging at his workplace in Parliament. The Congress occasion shared particulars of the assembly on social media.
“Members of the Safai Karamchari Andolan and folks concerned within the apply of guide scavenging met the Chief of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at his workplace in Parliament in the present day. The Modi authorities claims that the apply of guide scavenging has been eradicated from the nation, however the floor actuality is completely different. Authorities information exhibits that within the final 5 years, 377 folks misplaced their lives whereas cleansing and tanks. The federal government wants to concentrate in direction of their security and higher life and that is doable solely when the federal government accepts the reality,” Congress posted on X.
Furthermore, in the present day noticed Rahul Gandhi, together with different Congress Members of Parliament (MPs), attending a gathering of Congress Lok Sabha MPs. This assembly passed off within the Parliament Home Annexe in Delhi.
In one other growth inside Parliament, the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024, was launched by minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju. The invoice seeks to handle points associated to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties, and the removing of encroachments.
The Waqf (Modification) Invoice was launched within the Lok Sabha with a deal with successfully coping with these pertinent points.