Kisan Sabha chief calls farmers benefit scheme a jumla

February 01, 2019 19:39

Reacting to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi of Rs 6000 to farmers with less than 2 hectares landholding, Ashok Dhawale, national president of All India Kisan Sabha, one of the largest farmers' bodies in the country, said, "At Rs 500 a month or Rs 15 a day, this is an utter betrayal of the farmers of India. Rs 15 per day will provide a cup of tea. Much worse, this is an effort to skirt the main issue of the farmers' agitations over the last couple of years -- a complete loan waiver and remunerative price for farm produce at 1.5 times the cost of production.

"These were both promises made by this government in 2014, which remain unfulfilled for nearly five years. And now this is a jumla ahead of elections. But the farm community will not fall prey to this, on the contrary, they will be extremely angry at this insult and betrayal. The struggle continues."

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