Rahul Gandhi also supported the UPA Government plan for allowing FDI in retail sector. “I interacted with locals who are engaged in the cultivation of potato. They showed that the potatoes go waste and being eaten up by rodents, as they are unable to sell it for the right price. That is why we thought about helping farmers and so brought out the proposal for FDI in retail. The UPA Government wants to allow FDI in retail sector with an intention to help the farmers. But the opposition parties have blocked it,” he added.