\u00b7 PROMISES ADEQUATE BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR WAIVER OF LOANS FOR 10.25 LAKH SMALL & MARGINAL FARMERS BY NOV \u201818<\/p>\n
Chandigarh,<\/p>\n
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday challenged the Akalis, led by Sukhbir Singh Badal, to gherao Parliament to<\/p>\n
pressurize the central government into waiving off farmers\u2019 debts instead of indulging in theatrics outside the state assembly on the issue.<\/p>\n
Flaying Sukhbir\u2019s call for a gherao of the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow, the first day of the Budget session, Captain Amarinder Singh ridiculed him for shedding<\/p>\n
crocodile tears for the farmers after failing to do anything for them during 10 years of SAD-BJP rule.<\/p>\n
Not only had the Akalis failed to extend even an iota of support to Punjab\u2019s distressed farming community under their regime, they had also not done anything to<\/p>\n
persuade the BJP-led central government in the past four years to come out with a debt waiver scheme for the beleaguered farmers of the country, said the<\/p>\n
Chief Minister.<\/p>\n
Sukhbir\u2019s stand on the issue was preposterous considering the fact that despite his wife, Harsimrat, being a member of the Union Cabinet, and in spite of the<\/p>\n
fact that the BJP was an ally of his party, the SAD president had made no effort whatsoever to secure central help for the debt-ridden farmers of Punjab, said<\/p>\n
Captain Amarinder Singh.<\/p>\n
If Sukhbir were really concerned about the plight of the farmers he would have taken up the issue with the Centre and managed to secure some relief for the<\/p>\n
aggrieved community in the past four years, instead of engaging in chest-beating antics after the Congress came to power in Punjab, the Chief Minister added.<\/p>\n
Promising adequate provision for farm loan waiver in the 2018-19 budget, to be unveiled on March 24, the Chief Minister said his government\u2019s commitment on<\/p>\n
the issue was sacrosanct, as was evident from the steps taking in this regard so far. The Chief Minister pointed out that around 82000 farmers had already been<\/p>\n
issued debt waiver certificates by his government, with a clear roadmap for settling the loans of all the 10.25 lakh small and marginal farmers, covered under the<\/p>\n
debt waiver scheme, by November 2018.<\/p>\n
Despite the severe financial constraints, which was also a legacy inherited from SAD-BJP, the debt waiver scheme announced by his government was well on<\/p>\n
the track of implementation, said Captain Amarinder Singh. This, he said, was in sharp contrast with the erstwhile SAD-BJP government\u2019s policy with respect to<\/p>\n
the farming community.<\/p>\n
The Akalis were simply indulging in rhetoric on the issue in what was clearly a desperate measure on Sukhbir\u2019s part to recover some lost ground for which party,<\/p>\n
which had been suffering ignominious defeats in the various elections held in Punjab over the past one year, beginning with the crucial Assembly polls, said<\/p>\n
Captain Amarinder Singh.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister lambasted Sukhbir for eroding the sanctity of the democratic institution of the Vidhan Sabha with his gherao call. If he really has a strong case<\/p>\n
against the Congress government, he should place it on record, inside the House, rather than resorting to such shameless tactics that can only lead to hassles<\/p>\n
for the citizens and a waste of their money, said Captain Amarinder Singh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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