BJP''s ''anti-farmer'' policies responsible for rising suicides: Hooda

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Rewari, June 25

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Sunday blamed the rising farmer suicides in the country on what he called the BJP government’s “anti-farmer policies”.

Addressing a gathering at Kisan Panchayat — an event held to mark the Congress party’s protest against the government’s response to the agrarian crisis that is plaguing the nation — he said that should the BJP government implement Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, he would be the first to hail the government.

Listing the previous UPA government's pro-farmer decisions, Hooda said it waived farmer loans of Rs 72,000.

He also accused the BJP of dividing the nation along caste and religious lines and said that the country must stand united to fight them.

He also criticised Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for not ensuring that the SYL canal is co0ntructed despite orders from the Supreme Court.

He also wondered why the state government did not waive farmers’ loans like Maharashtra, Madhya Padesh and Punjab.

Former Vidhan Sabha speaker Raghuvir Kadian accused the BJP of dividing society on caste and religious lines.                       

He also read out a 15-point charter that listed the party’s demands, among which is implementation of Swaminathan Commission's recommendations that the BJP had promised at the time of elections.

Kadian introduced a resolution that demands hat Hooda should be made the state president of Haryana Pradesh Congress committee.

Former Minister Rao Narender credited to Hooda with development of Ahirwal in education, health and agriculture sectors.

Former INLD MLA from Bawal Rameshwar Dayal joined the Congress  at the event

The development comes despite current chief Ashok Tanwar’s claims that there was no infighting in the party.

Tanwar recently held his own farmers’ protest in Karnal.