Holding two interactive sessions with farmers and their representatives from various states at his residence a day before the party's Kisan rally here, the Congress Vice President told them that he and his party will fight a "decisive battle" on farmers' issues including the NDA's Land Acquisition Bill, according to party leaders.
Farmer leaders said that Gandhi asked them what were their views on the new land law brought by the Modi government, how much damage has happened to their crop due to unseasonal rain and hailstorm recently and what is the rate at which the government is purchasing their produce.
Sources in the party said that Rahul has decided to speak in entirety on the issue at the Kisan rally tomorrow and he could also intervene on it in Lok Sabha as the second part of the Budget session begins on Monday.
During the interaction, some old farmers from Bhiwani in Haryana addressed him as "Chaudhury Rahul ji", as they tried to attract his attention in the crowd.