On Video, UP Farmers Clap For Varun Gandhi's "Stop Corruption" Remark

BJP MP Varun Gandhi met a group of farmers and some district officials at an agriculture market in UP's Pilibhit and asked them to point out corrupt agents

BJP MP Varun Gandhi doubled down on his show of support to farmers in Uttar Pradesh who have been protesting against fertiliser shortage and slow sales of foodgrains. Mr Gandhi met a group of farmers and some district officials at an agriculture market in UP's Pilibhit and asked them to point out corrupt agents who seek commission to clear their foodgrains. जब तक एमएसपी की वैधानिक गारंटी नहीं होगी, ऐसे ही मंडियों में किसानों का शोषण होता रहेगा। इस पर सख़्त से सख़्त कार्यवाही होनी चाहिए। pic.twitter.com/pWKI13e4Vp

"If there is corruption, cruelty against farmers here, I will not plead with the government to take action. I will take the accused straight to court and will make sure the accused are arrested," Mr Gandhi said at the meeting. To this, the crowd clapped and cheered in approval.

Mr Gandhi was dropped from the party's national executive earlier this month. He has been criticising his own party for some time now in the farmers versus government stalemate since last year. He even spoke out against his colleague and Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra was allegedly linked to violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri during a farmers' protest.

At the meeting today, Mr Gandhi said farmers should get a minimum price for their crops. "Till there is no statutory guarantee of minimum support price (MSP), farmers will continue to be exploited in mandis. Strict action should be taken," Mr Gandhi said.