New Delhi, July 27 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday expressed solidarity with people affected by the Ken-Betwa river link project in Madhya Pradesh seeking adequate compensation and rehabilitation.

Sharing a poem and visuals on X, Rahul Gandhi said that the protesters demanded fair compensation via non-violent means and termed the tribal people as the "original owners of the country."

The Congress leader alleged that the Modi government fears both truth and non-violent resistance. He criticised police action in Chhatarpur earlier this month.

"The tribal brothers and sisters of Madhya Pradesh had sat on a water satyagraha and hunger strike because their land was taken away for the Ken-Betwa project, but ...