Rahul Gandhi to visit Chhattisgarh today

Raipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district Saturday to take part in `Adivasi Krishak Adhikar Sammelan' (convention for tribal farmers' rights).

During the programme at Dhuragaon village, Gandhi will distribute landdocuments to farmers who have been returned their lands acquired in 2008 for a Tata Steel project, an official here said.

He will also distribute Forest Rights Certificates and farm loan waiver



certificates.

Gandhi will also dedicate projects worth Rs 21.75 crore in Bastar division.

Fulfilling its poll promise, the Congress government in Chhattisgarh has been returning to farmers the land acquired for Tata Steel project which remained unused after the project was scrapped.