Continuing to take up the issue of farmers in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging immediate action on issues pertaining to farmers.
In a letter to the PM, president of the All India Kisan Congress Nana Patole, reminded the government of its promises to the farmers and urged it to “concentrate on these promises immediately”.
Among the issues raised in the memorandum were total farm loan waiver, fixing a price for milk products, coming up with a “big” scheme to tackle flooding and droughts and the effect on farmers due to them; the establishment of a ‘Kisan Aayog’ and a pension scheme for farmers, among others.
The memorandum, sent to PM Modi on January 21, also asked the government to ensure that landless farmers get the benefit of government schemes and demands correction to Fasal Bima Yojana, the Centre’s crop insurance scheme.
The Congress leader warned that unless the NDA Govenrmet takes ‘immediate’ action on these issue, the Kisan Congress would launch a nationwide movement.(UNI)