New Delhi Oct 13 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat of unleashing “unprecedented brutality” on farmers, announcing that its national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, will hold a farmers’ Mahapanchayat in the state on October 31 coinciding with Sardar Patel Jayanti.

The announcement was made by AAP leader Gopal Rai during a press conference on Monday, following a series of incidents in the Botad area of Gujarat over the weekend.

According to the AAP’s account, the conflict began when farmers gathered at the Botad marketing yard to protest against an alleged exploitative system called ‘Karda Pratha’, which they claim forces them to sell a portion of their crop at a lower price. The police reportedly denied them permission to hold t

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