 "Rahul Gandhi begins UP campaign, holds 'khaat sabhas' with farmers")
The 'Deoria to Dilli yatra' is part of the Congress campaign to end its 27-year exile from power in Uttar Pradesh.
The Congress leader reached here around 10.45 am by chopper and started knocking at the doors of farmers.
In a tweet, Gandhi requested the people to join Congress in this 'yatra' as he and his party are fighting for the rights of farmers, labourers and the poor.
"Door to door campaign begins from village Pachladi. Met farmers, & collected Kisan Maang Patras outlining their demands," he said in another tweet.
Accompanied by party colleague and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, the 46-year-old Congress leader visited houses of farmers and collected 'Kisan Mangpatras' (charters of farmers demands) and interacted with them one-to-one as part of his "Khaat Sabha".
"..Rahul ji came here and listened to us patiently. He collected details of my outstanding loan and also noted down my mobile number. He assured me that if Congress comes to power in the state, then his party will waive off farmers' loans and slash power tariff by 50 per cent," Om Prakash Singh, a farmer, told PTI.
The Gandhi scion also spoke to "our family members, especially children and asked about their studies and future plans," another farmer said.
However, chaos was reported at the sabha. See the video here.
WATCH: Chaos breaks out as locals fight for Khatiyas(wooden cots) after Rahul Gandhi's Khat Sabha in Deoria ends pic.twitter.com/4tUxP81L1w
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