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Former Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda has called the announcement of an increase in MSP of paddy and other crops inadequate. He said that this is like a drop in the ocean. The MSP of paddy has been increased by only 69 rupees i.e. 3 percent. During the Congress tenure, there was an increase of about 14 to 15 percent every year. That is, the Congress government used to give about 5 times more rate than the BJP.
Hooda said that inflation is constantly skyrocketing during the BJP tenure. The prices of petrol and diesel have broken all records. There has been a tremendous increase in the prices of everything from irrigation to labor, transport, fertilizers, seeds, and medicines.
This government is also collecting taxes from farming. Not only this, farmers’ crops are constantly falling prey to weather and government negligence. Farmers are being forced to leave farming and do daily wage labor.
Hooda further added, “In such a situation, it is necessary that the government gives farmers a fair rate, subsidy, tax and freedom from debt. As per its promise, BJP should implement the report of Swaminathan Commission and give the rate of crops under C2 formula. But instead of doing so, this government has made the announcement of increase in MSP before every season a formality. Neither there is proper increase in the rate nor the farmers get the rate that is announced. Ultimately the farmers have to be looted by private agencies at a rate lower than MSP.”
