Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 6 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has ruined the farmers.
In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, “Today the farmers are the most distressed and troubled. There is an outcry among the farmers even in the Chief Minister’s home district. If he gets free from the speeches of cutting and distributing and political tourism, then he should distribute DAP in the entire state including his home district, the sowing season will come only after a year. Farmers are troubled by the drama and speeches of the BJP leaders.”
He said that the BJP government has not fulfilled even a single promise made to the farmers. “The BJP had promised to double the income of the farmers but now there is no mention of it anywhere. More than 700 farmers have died for the withdrawal of the three black laws imposed on the farmers by the BJP government at the centre, yet the government has not made a law to give Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers,” he said.
Akhilesh said that no hope can be made from the BJP on a permanent solution to the problems of the farmers. “The farmer is dependent on God, there is no one to listen to him. The committee formed by the BJP government at the centre to solve the problems of farmers is also nowhere to be found. The dues of sugarcane dues of farmers have not been paid till date. Whereas sugarcane is waiting for the new season,” he said.
He said, “The priority of the BJP government is capitalists and not farmers. There has always been a loss in farming.”
The SP chief said that farmers are very troubled under the BJP government. “On one hand, farmers are getting fertilizers, seeds, pesticides at high prices, while on the other hand ploughing and sowing has become expensive. Farmers are not even getting a profitable price for their produce. The warehouses of cooperative societies are empty. Farmers are not getting fertilizers. Farmers are being forced to buy fertilizers in black,” he said.
He said that the pressure is also being exerted to buy packets of some medicines along with seeds. “Farmers are becoming more helpless and poor due to the impact of corruption in the BJP government,” he said.
Akhilesh said that there is no end to the plight of farmers in the BJP government which claims to create a one trillion dollar economy in Uttar Pradesh. “How can a one trillion dollar economy be created without the farmers becoming prosperous? The BJP government is involved in lies, loot and corruption. It has no concern for the farmers,” he said.
He said that the BJP government will not tolerate opposition at any level. “These days the situation of dictatorship is such that fake cases are being registered against farmers for raising voice against government malpractices and obstructing government work. Farmers and the general public are not going to tolerate the arrogant BJP government any more. The public is ready to teach the BJP a lesson in the assembly by-elections,” he said.
