Under BJP rule, 30 farmers forced to commit suicide every day: Rahul Gandhi slams govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Central Government and said that under the rule of the BJP which came to power by promising to double the income of farmers 30 farmers are forced to commit suicide every day reported news agency ANIIn a post on X Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Modi government has waived off the loans of industrialists Rs 75 lakh crore in 10 yearsRahul Gandhi slams govt Private insurance companies re themselves earning profits Rs 40000 croresToday under the rule of BJP which came to power by promising to double the income of farmers 30 farmers are forced to commit suicide every day When the debt on the farmers of the country is 60 per cent more than in 2014 then the Modi government has waived off the loans of industrialists Rs 75 lakh crore in 10 years Private insurance companies which withheld Rs 2700 crores of farmers share in the crop insurance scheme are themselves earning profits Rs 40000 crores he saidRahul Gandhi further emphasized that Congress aims to reduce the cost of agriculture and provide fair prices to the farmers for their cropsRahul Gandhi slams govt Congress aims to reduce the cost of agricultureFarmers are struggling even for MSP amid skyrocketing agricultural costs due to expensive fertilizers expensive seeds expensive irrigation and expensive electricity Without proper MSP farmers are incurring a loss of Rs 200 per quintal of wheat and Rs 680 per quintal of paddy the Congress leader addedCongress aims to reduce the cost of agriculture and provide fair price to the farmers for their crops because the path to prosperity of the farmers is their economic selfreliance and this is the real justice for them he addedNotably yesterday Rahul Gandhi interacted with the farmers in Bihars Purnia while his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passed the stateRahul Gandhi slams govt Our government will be a government of farmersOur government will be a government of farmers not of some government industrialists Rahul Gandhi said reported ANIMeanwhile the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to reenter West Bengal from Bihar on Wednesday reported PTIThe first phase of the yatra in West Bengal concluded on Monday as it stepped into Bihar from IslampurIt will reenter West Bengal through Debipur Ratua in Malda district in the northern part of the state around 1115 am party leaders said reported PTIAfter the handover of the flag the yatra will resume from Ratua stadium and move towards Sujapur where Gandhi will address people before a night halt reported PTIOn February 1 it will enter Murshidabad before exiting the state the next dayCovering 523 km across six West Bengal districts so far the yatra has traversed Darjeeling Jalpaiguri Alipurduar and Uttar Dinajpur with Malda and Murshidabad slated for the second phase they said reported PTIThe Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which started in Manipur on January 14 is scheduled to cover 6713 km in 67 days while passing through 110 districts in 15 states before culminating in Mumbai on March 20With inputs from ANI and PTI