Kisan Congress urges President to intervene in Centre’s working style

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A delegation of the Kisan Congress on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind and requested him to intervene in the working style of the Central government.

The Kisan Congress reiterated its demands of debt relief, farmers’ health insurance, Rs 10,000 per month cash assistance till the next harvest and diesel subsidy to the farmers. It also demanded that the FCI should purchase crops directly from the farmers.

The memorandum was submitted at the Rashtrapati Bhawan after the members of the Kisan Congress sat outside the President’s House.

Speaking to IANS, Kisan Congress Vice President Surendra Solanki said, “We will fight for the farmers, the unemployed youth and the labourers.”

He also accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government of being anti-poor, saying, “If our demands are not fulfilled, we will go for a nationwide movement. The Congress will stand and fight for its citizens.”

The delegation was led by Solanki, along with Manikant Sisodia, Natioanl Joint Coordinator, Sandeep Hooda, Vice Chairman of Kisan Congress, Haryana, Ajit Rai, National Joint Coordinator, Ajit Vashisht, Vice Chairman, Kisan Congress, Delhi, and K.D. Dwivedi, National Joint Coordinator.

In his memorandum to the President, Solanki said, “In the last few days, the Central government has failed to stop the Covid-19 epidemic and reduce the sufferings of the farmers and labourers of the country. There was nothing for the farmers in the press conference that Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar held on Monday.

“The MSP (minimum support price) is declared every year, but this time it was new for farmers, who are already facing problems and will be allowed to return their debts by August 31,” he said.

Solanki added that during the harvest season for the last crop, there was a nationwide lockdown due to which the farmers suffered heavy losses, and now the next harvest season will come in October-November. “Why this government is eager to put more debt burden on the farmers who are already buried under debt,” he asked in the statement.

–IANS

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