NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi sounded the bugle for the 2018 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh by vowing to waive farmers' loans within 10 days of forming the government if his party wins the upcoming assembly elections.In a key address in Mandsaur on the first death anniversary of five farmers who were killed in agrarian protests , the Congress president also promised 'minimum support price' for farmers' produce, instant cash payments at 'mandis' and the setting up of food processing plants right next to farmland to ensure no middlemen eat into what is rightfully theirs.Even as he outlined his vision to redress agrarian distress - significantly, in a state that has won five Krishi Karman awards - he lambasted the BJP state government of Shivraj Chauhan and the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, saying they ignore the plight of the state's and the country's farmers, even as they kowtow to and give concessions to rich industrialists."The truth is PM Modi and BJP are not concerned about farmers. Helping their rich industrialist friends is their only priority," said Rahul.That's why, said Rahul, PM Modi waived loans worth 1.5 lakh crore of a mere 15 industrialists."India's richest people's loans were waived, but when I requested him (Modi) to waive farmers' loans, his answer was silence. I promise you that the day a Congress government comes to Madhya Pradesh...within 10 days of that - we will waive all your loans. Not 11 days, 10 days. This isn't an empty promise, it's a firm one, we don't make hollow promises," said the Congress president.Prior to his address, the Congress president met with the families of the farmers who died in the June 2017 agitation. And during his address, he harshly criticized the state government for not giving justice to the families of those who were killed."Even after one year, there hasn't been an enquiry on the Mandsaur police firing. The families of the farmers who were killed are still waiting for justice," he said.