Overview
- AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann arrived in Rajkot and addressed a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Surendranagar to show solidarity with protesting farmers.
- Kejriwal accused Gujarat authorities of using lathi-charge and teargas, filing false cases, and jailing small farmers under serious charges including attempt to murder.
- An October 13 FIR named 68 people, and AAP figures Pravin Ram, Raju Karpada, and Piyush Parmar remained in judicial custody as of October 30, according to the party’s legal cell.
- During the visit, AAP met families of arrested farmers and vowed to work for their release while demanding abolition of the 'Karda' system and a legal guarantee for MSP.
- Framing the event on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary, Kejriwal escalated criticism of the BJP government, calling its treatment of farmers worse than the British and predicting electoral consequences.