Rajasthan has waived off farm loans up to Rs. 2 lakh. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)After Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan government has now announced waiver for farm loans upto Rs 2 lakh, ANI reported. The state government will bear a burden of Rs 18,000 Crore for the waiver.
Hours after taking oath as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath had signed documents to waive off farm loan, keeping the promises made in the Congress manifesto before the elections. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also followed the suit and announced that his government will waive farm loans worth Rs 6,100 crore of around 1.66 million farmers.
On Tuesday, Gandhi had said, “After coming to power the Modi government has not waived a single rupee. We had promised loan waiver during our poll campaigns and delivered it in six hours in two states. Rajasthan will follow soon.”
“We will not let the prime minister rest until he waives loans. Congress manifesto for 2019 would promise farm loan waiver. We will do it – guaranteed 100 per cent – if the Narendra Modi government doesn’t do it by then,” Gandhi said marking farm loan waiver as the key issue for the party.
After winning the state assembly polls on December 11, Congress president Rahul Gandhi assured that farmers in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will soon get a loan waiver as promised by the party.
In the run-up to the state assembly elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised farm loan waivers in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan within 10 days if the party comes to power.
