Partial relief, says Rahul on Yogi's loan waiver

April 05, 2017 11:05

A day after the Yogi Adityanath government waived off farmers loan up to Rs 1 lakh, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi through a series of tweets termed the move as 'partial relief' for UP farmers.

The Amethi MP said, "A partial relief for UP farmers, but a step in the right direction. @INCIndia has always supported loan waivers for farmers in distress. I'm happy BJP has finally been forced to see reason. But let's not play politics with our farmers who are suffering across the country."

Gandhi, who had held a month long Kisan Yatra in UP seeking loan waiver for farmers, asked Centre to extend loan relief to farmers in other states as well.

"The Central Govt must have a national response to the widespread distress & not discriminate amongst states," Gandhi tweeted.

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