Sethi, Khajuria lambast Congress for misleading farmers over Farm Bills
KATHUA: Jammu and Kashmir BJP Vice President, Yudhvir Sethi and President BJP Kisan Morcha, J&K, Omi Khajuria lambasted Congress for misleading farmers over Farmers Bills recently announced in the Parliament monsoon session 2020.
The Farmers bills were opposed by Congress and other political parties, terming them as anti- farmers. BJP J&K leadership have alleged Congress of provoking farmers over the Bills and held protest demonstration across the UT.
While addressing a series of meeting at Kathua district, Sethi said that “the BJP Government is committed for the upliftment of the farming community and the recent Farm Bills are in favour of Farmers, giving freedom to sell their produce and get fair price and on terms.”
“Congress never supported any initiative taken by BJP led Government for the welfare of people hence have been misleading farmers on farm Bills too while the BJP government is also committed to double the farmers income,” Sethi said.
While blaming the opposition party, Sethi said that Congress has only confused the farmers on different fronts. “Initiation of Farm bills will introduce the modern technology and open buying and selling market for the farmers wherein they would have the luxury of selling their production anywhere in the nation,” Sethi said.
Sethi said that on one side Congress is busy in petty politics while PM Modi government is committed for the development of the Nation in general and J&K UT in particular. He mentioned that Kathua district has witnessed massive development works since Dr Jitendra Singh has become the Member Parliament of Kathua Udhampur constituency. Dr. Jitendra did development works in every corner of the Constituency.
Sethi also said that important projects like Shahpur Kandi project, Biotech parks, Universities, education, health department, construction works, everywhere is touched by Dr. Jitendra Singh. AIIMS, IIIM etc. premier institutions could only be possible due to the sincere efforts by Dr. Jitendra Singh. He stressed that Dr. Jitendra Singh always projected the core issues of the region with strength on the National platform.
Congress has done nothing for the farmers for over 70 years of their regime and now are shedding crocodile tears to mislead the farmers” Sethi added.
Omi Khajuria assured the farmers that the Farm Bill will also give freedom to them and they don’t have to deal with the middleman while selling their produce. The Mandi system will be there but farmers would have the freedom of choice.”
“Farmers can sell their produce outside Agriculture produce market company (APMC). farm bill will bring a revolutionary change in the Agriculture market and would strengthen the economy of the farmers,” Khajuria added.
The programme was organised by District President Kathua Raghunandan Singh. He said that the Bills propose to create a system in which the farmers and traders can sell their purchase outside the Mandis. Further it also encouraged intra-state trade and this proposes to reduce the cost of transportation, he added.
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