'I stand with them': Rahul backs protest by tribals against 'Ken-Betwa project'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed support for tribal residents protesting against the Ken-Betwa River Link Project in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region. He shared a video on X featuring accounts from affected tribal residents, stating that the Congress stands with them and promises to visit the protest site to put pressure on the government over their demands for compensation and rehabilitation.

The tribal residents claim that the project would affect 21 tribal-dominated villages, lead to the loss of 4.6 million trees, and affect 11,500 acres of land belonging to nearly 7,000 families. They demand adequate compensation and dignified rehabilitation for those whose land would be acquired.