Nanakmatta.
(Deepak Bhardwaj)
In the Kisan Sabha organized by Congress in village Barkidadi on Sunday, the speakers accused the state and central government of ignoring and exploiting the farmers. Speakers said that due to the wrong policies of the government, farmers are continuously facing economic crisis. Farmers are not getting fair price for their produce and their problems are increasing due to non-payment of paddy on time even after purchasing it.
Speakers in the Kisan Sabha said that before the elections, BJP had promised to double the income of the farmers, but during the tenure of the government, far from doubling the income of the farmers, the cost of farming has increased manifold. Due to continuous increase in the prices of gas, fertilizer, seeds, chemical medicines and diesel, farming is becoming difficult for the farmers. Farmers, already troubled by natural disasters and the cost of crops, now have to wait to get payment for their produce. Speakers in the Kisan Sabha said that before the elections, BJP had promised to double the income of farmers, but during the tenure of the government, far from doubling the income of farmers, the cost of farming has increased manifold. Due to continuous increase in the prices of gas, fertilizer, seeds, chemical medicines and diesel, farming is becoming difficult for the farmers. Farmers, already troubled by natural disasters and crop costs, now have to wait to get payment for their produce.
Speakers said that at the time of paddy procurement, farmers were assured that payment would reach their accounts within 48 hours of selling the produce, but the reality is the opposite. Many farmers have not received payment for paddy even after 48 days. This has created an economic crisis for the farmers. They are facing difficulties in purchasing fertilizers, seeds and other essential agricultural materials as well as in meeting the expenses of the family.
Addressing the gathering, MLA Gopal Singh Rana said that farmers are troubled from all sides. Farmers are not getting fertilizer on time and even where fertilizer is available, they have to pay expensive prices. The financial condition of farmers is worsening due to pending payment of paddy. He said that the government is not taking the problems of farmers seriously. Instead of providing relief to the farmers, their problems are continuously increasing.
Gopal Singh Rana said that BJP had made big promises to the farmers, but today the farmers are demanding answers to those promises. Farmers are feeling cheated due to increasing cost of farming and crop not being paid on time. He claimed that the public is now fed up with the anti-people and anti-farmer policies of the government and has made up its mind to remove such government.
In the Kisan Sabha, Congress leaders and villagers prominently raised the problems of the farmers and demanded from the government to pay the dues of paddy soon and to provide fertilizers and seeds to the farmers at reasonable prices.
During this, many people including Sheetal Mann, Narendra Arya, Navdeep Kang, Rajendra Singh, Jogendra Singh and Avtar Singh were present.