Farmers' suicide: Janata Parivar to target Agriculture MoS today in Parliament

July 27, 2015 08:14

Scaling up the controversy over a reply on farmers' suicide by the Government, the constituents of erstwhile Janata Parivar will press for the resignation of Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and give a privilege notice against him in Parliament today.

While JD-U will give the privilege notice in Rajya Sabha alleging "deliberate misrepresentation of fact" by the Union minister, former Prime Minister and JD-S chief H D Devegowda will address a farmers gathering at Jantar Mantar in protest against the reply and subsequent remarks of senior BJP leaders including Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on the issue.

The constituents of Janata Pariwar are raking up the controversy at a time when JD(U) in alliance with Congress and RJD is locked in a tough electoral battle in the agrarian state Bihar, where assembly polls are due in next few months.

Singh's reply in Parliament having a reference to love affairs among others being a cause when asked about reasons for farmers' suicide had triggered a storm on Thursday with Opposition parties accusing Government of being insensitive.

JD(U) General Secretary K C Tyagi Tyagi said the reply by Singh in Rajya Sabha on the issue and subsequent remarks by senior BJP leaders and Union ministers including Jaitley show the "insensitiveness" of the NDA government towards the cause of farmers.

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