Uttar Pradesh: SP president Akhilesh Yadav demands financial aid for poor

TNN | Updated: Apr 5, 2020, 07:52 IST

<p>Akhilesh Yadav (File Photo)<br></p>

LUCKNOW: Demanding that the government immediately halt revenue collection, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the state must also ensure that interest on farm loans are waived during the lockdown. He also demanded a financial relief of Rs 1000 and ration to those not covered by PDS or below poverty line.
The former UP chief minister said the pandemic has left its impact on all, but farmers and those living below poverty line are the worst hit. There are lakhs of poor who neither have a ration card nor any government registration. "The government should make arrangements to ensure they also get relief and also waive fees of students," he said.
The SP chief pointed out that the prime minister had during the Lok Sabha polls announced Rs 2000 aid to farmers for three months and in the present crises, farmers have been hit hard again. "Relief to farmers and rural folk was hit by the gross negligence of lekhpals who have been assigned to supervise distribution of ration and food packets to poor," he said.