Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday accused the ruling BJP government in the State of ignoring the interests of farmers and other sections of society.
“Farmers in the State are not even getting half the value for their crops that they got during the Congress regime. The policies of the BJP have ruined the farmers. Their claims to have implemented the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report and that farmers were being given 50% profit is far from the truth,” said Mr. Hooda at a press conference.
Mr. Hooda said the recently announced minimum support price for crops by the Centre was based only on part of the input costs, not comprehensive costs as suggested by the Swaminathan Commission. “Vegetable farmers are in distress as they have been forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices,” he alleged.
‘No jobs for youths’
The Congress leader alleged that the State government has also failed to deliver on its promise made to the youth. “The youth are not able to find employment under the current regime. The law and order situation has also worsened,” he said.
“The BJP has failed to fulfil even a single promise that it made during the Assembly elections three and a half years ago. Farmers, government employees, traders and youth, all are suffering due to the anti-people policies of the BJP,” he said.
Mr. Hooda said he would be launching the fifth phase of his ‘Jan Kranti Yatra’ from Mahendergarh on August 12.