The Pioneer, Jan 10, 2011
PNS | BHawanipatna
Kalahandi Congress MP and former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das has threatened to take to the street with farmers against the 'failure' of the State Government in taking timely action to address the plight of farmers hit by crop loss caused by unseasonal rain.
Instead of an exact assessment of crop loss, the BJD Government is accusing the Central UPA Government of neglecting the State's farmers in order to cover up its own fault, Das alleged.
Das demanded to know why the BJD MPs did not seek a two-hour discussion on the farmers' issue in the last Parliament session. He accused the Naveen Patnaik Government of shirking its responsibility in having a bilateral discussion with the UPA Government on the issue.
Das was addressing a public meeting at Gandhi Chowk here organised by the Kalahandi District Congress Committee. He assured farmers that they would get relief in the FAQ norms from the Centre in the matter of paddy procurement very soon as he had a discussion wiith UnionAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in this regard.
He wanted to know why the State Government is not providing compensation on crop loss up to Rs 500 per quintal. Why the State is providing tarpaulins to each farmer so that they could save their crops during untimely rain, he also asked.
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