Congress has farmers’ blood on its palms: Pinarayi

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mounting a robust offensive on Rahul Gandhi whose criticism towards the state authorities had ruffled feathers within the Left fold, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday mentioned the Wayanad MP ought to apologise to the farmers because it was his social gathering’s insurance policies that introduced catastrophe to the farming neighborhood. 

Pinarayi mentioned the Congress’ anti-farmer insurance policies triggered hardships to the farmers forcing hundreds of them to commit suicide. “Blood of lakhs of farmers is on Congress’ hands. For this crime, Rahul should apologise to farmers’ families,” he demanded. Rahul, in the course of the conclusion of Aishwarya Kerala Yatra, had criticised the LDF authorities on numerous points, together with the alleged bid to hamper the livelihood of fisher households. 

Pinarayi mentioned the Congress’ neo-liberal insurance policies led to the suicide of about three lakh farmers. He took a jibe at Rahul saying, “For driving tractors for farmers and swimming in the sea for fishermen, he should be thanked for his concern for Kerala. He avoided the Delhi protests completely and came to Kerala to proclaim his support for farmers. This broad-mindedness is laudable,” he added.

Yogi counteredThe CM took robust exception to the feedback by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Kasaragod just lately. Pinarayi brushed apart the allegation that Kerala was a hotbed of corruption and anarchy, and mentioned NCRB studies and Corruption Survey pointed in any other case. “About 15 per cent of guest labourers in the state are from Uttar Pradesh. They can say better about the conditions in Kerala,” he mentioned.