Dushyant Chautala slams Saini govt on farmers' issue
Dushyant Chautala demanded that Chief Minister Saini make immediate arrangements for crop procurement in the interest of farmers
Days after the JJP and the BJP parted ways, former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala slammed the Nayab Singh Saini government on farmers' issue, saying the procurement season has begun but the present dispensation does not seem to be serious about the farmers.
JJP leader Chautala alleged that the government was neither able to provide compensation to the farmers for crop loss due to the recent heavy rains and hailstorm before the Model Code of Conduct came into force with the announcement of elections nor was it taking any decision regarding the procurement of crops.
"Now farmers will have to wait for 90 days for compensation for crop damage (till general elections process is over)," Chautala told reporters in Chandigarh after former MLA Rao Bahadur Singh joined the JJP dumping the Congress.
"The new government has also not been able to make arrangements for the purchase of the crops despite their arrival in the mandis. Even whether mustard will be purchased on MSP or through 'Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana', which agency will purchase it and how, these matters have not been decided," he said.
Chautala demanded that Chief Minister Saini make immediate arrangements for crop procurement in the interest of farmers. "I would want from Nayab Singh Saini that he should sit in Chandigarh and take a decision. More than his (election) tours in the state, procurement is important. If that does not happen smoothly, farmers will get affected," he said.
Chautala also said that when the JJP was part of the coalition government, farmers did not have to worry about anything during the past four-and-a-half years. He said that crops were purchased on time and about Rs 1 lakh crore was paid directly into the accounts of farmers. "For four-and-a-half years, we worked for Haryana's interest," he said.
The BJP last week replaced Khattar with OBC leader Saini as Haryana's chief minister in a swift switch in the state, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. After this development, the JJP made it clear that it would not be part of the new government formation.
