: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 11:35 AM
New Delhi . Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Bhopal on Tuesday and lead a major protest against the interim India-US trade deal. The party alleges that this framework causes great harm to Indian farmers by opening the doors to cheap US imports. Announcing the visit, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari said, “On February 24, 2026, in Bhopal, Congress national Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will raise their voice against the injustice being done to farmers in the India-US trade deal for their rights and facilities.”
Speaking to the media, Patwari accused the government of bowing to US pressure and claimed that the deal has already brought down prices of key crops like soybean, cotton and maize.
He described it as a compromise imposed on them with a sword on their necks and said it was directly impacting the soybean, maize and cotton farmers of Madhya Pradesh as well as families across the state.
He said that the program of February 24 shows the party’s commitment to fight for farmers across the country. This protest will take place in the form of a farmers’ conference in Bhopal, which will launch a targeted campaign in the vulnerable states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar.
Giving information about the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ to be held at Atal Path in Jawahar Chowk area of the city, Madhya Pradesh Congress media in-charge and former minister Mukesh Nayak told news agency that more than one lakh farmers from across the state are expected to participate in it.
Nayak told that the program will start at around 2 pm with the arrival of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Bhopal. He also informed that two big domes have been built at the venue, with a huge stage arrangement where around 250 leaders and office-bearers are expected to sit.
“Bhopal’s Kisan Mahapanchayat will be very important for Congress workers in the state, and it will start a movement for change in Madhya Pradesh. The people of Madhya Pradesh are fed up with BJP’s corruption and anarchy for more than 20 years,” Nayak said.
Congress MLA Umang Singhar, who is the deputy leader of the opposition in the state, said soybean farmers may face lower prices due to imports, while cotton farmers in Malwa and Nimar areas may suffer losses.
Singhar said, “The Kisan Mahapanchayat is being organized in support of the farmers and to raise awareness about the “anti-farmer impact” of the trade deal by the Congress.”
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