Lalu Prasad Yadav has requested Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to attend the event. Lalu's request betrays Opposition's loss of trust in Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have more than once stated their preference for Sonia Gandhi to Rahul. Rahul Gandhi visited Mandsaur and extended support to the farmers, who were on the streets and the protest had turned violent. By the time the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government started looking vulnerable, Rahul Gandhi had left the scene.

Source: India Today August 12, 2017 15:32 UTC