Govt dishonest farmers, MSP hike lower than even inflation price: Congress

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi authorities of dishonest farmers and mentioned the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for rabi crops introduced by it’s even lesser than the speed of inflation.

Congress normal secretary Randeep Surjewala mentioned even because the BJP dispensation is patting its again for MSPs, it has the truth is “duped the farmers” and claimed that their exhausting labour has obtained misplaced within the lights of Diwali.

“The Modi government has once again cheated the farmers on the MSPs. The MSP of Annadata farmers’ hard work got lost again in the lights of Diwali. The Modi government patted its back by announcing the MSP of rabi crops, but duped the farmer and left them to shed tears of blood,” he mentioned in a sequence of tweets in Hindi.

Calling out the BJP for what it referred to as as “fraud with farmers”, he mentioned the bitter reality is that the Modi authorities solely proclaims MSP however doesn’t purchase crops on the MSP and demanded that the MSP legislation granting authorized standing to MSP is urgently required.

“BJP’s ‘Shakuni Chausar’ has made the farmer’s life difficult. No Cost+50 percent, no fair price nor enough buying. Neither is the law on MSP being made. Modi ji promised in 2014 that he will give cost plus 50 per cent to farmers. Cost+50 per cent is far away, the declared MSP is less than the MSP demanded by the BJP governments themselves,” he claimed, alleging betrayal with the annadata.

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The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned leaders can say rhetoric, however statistics do not lie, claiming that the Congress-UPA authorities elevated the MSP by 205 per cent whereas within the final eight years of the Modi authorities, the rise in MSP is simply 40 per cent. “The MSP declared by the Modi government is even less than the inflation rate of the country. Inflation increased more and the MSP was less. “Countrymen, please assume and communicate concerning the 70 crore farmers and farm labourers of the nation for 2 minutes on Diwali. Think concerning the toiling farmer-labourer, due to whom you eat even when he destroys himself. Happy Diwali everybody. Jai Jawan,” he mentioned.

The central authorities earlier this week raised the MSP of six rabi crops by as much as 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal enhance for wheat crop to spice up home manufacturing and farmers’ revenue. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage extra space underneath the crop amid tight authorities inventory place owing to low procurement, fall in manufacturing and better exports.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi authorities of dishonest farmers and mentioned the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for rabi crops introduced by it’s even lesser than the speed of inflation.

Congress normal secretary Randeep Surjewala mentioned even because the BJP dispensation is patting its again for MSPs, it has the truth is “duped the farmers” and claimed that their exhausting labour has obtained misplaced within the lights of Diwali.

“The Modi government has once again cheated the farmers on the MSPs. The MSP of Annadata farmers’ hard work got lost again in the lights of Diwali. The Modi government patted its back by announcing the MSP of rabi crops, but duped the farmer and left them to shed tears of blood,” he mentioned in a sequence of tweets in Hindi.

Calling out the BJP for what it referred to as as “fraud with farmers”, he mentioned the bitter reality is that the Modi authorities solely proclaims MSP however doesn’t purchase crops on the MSP and demanded that the MSP legislation granting authorized standing to MSP is urgently required.

“BJP’s ‘Shakuni Chausar’ has made the farmer’s life difficult. No Cost+50 percent, no fair price nor enough buying. Neither is the law on MSP being made. Modi ji promised in 2014 that he will give cost plus 50 per cent to farmers. Cost+50 per cent is far away, the declared MSP is less than the MSP demanded by the BJP governments themselves,” he claimed, alleging betrayal with the annadata.

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The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned leaders can say rhetoric, however statistics do not lie, claiming that the Congress-UPA authorities elevated the MSP by 205 per cent whereas within the final eight years of the Modi authorities, the rise in MSP is simply 40 per cent. “The MSP declared by the Modi government is even less than the inflation rate of the country. Inflation increased more and the MSP was less. “Countrymen, please assume and communicate concerning the 70 crore farmers and farm labourers of the nation for 2 minutes on Diwali. Think concerning the toiling farmer-labourer, due to whom you eat even when he destroys himself. Happy Diwali everybody. Jai Jawan,” he mentioned.

The central authorities earlier this week raised the MSP of six rabi crops by as much as 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal enhance for wheat crop to spice up home manufacturing and farmers’ revenue. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage extra space underneath the crop amid tight authorities inventory place owing to low procurement, fall in manufacturing and better exports.