Focus on farmers' issues than blaming us, Congress tells Modi


New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS): Retaliating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest attacks, the Congress on Saturday asked him to resolve the agrarian crisis and waive farmers' loans instead of blaming the grand old party.

Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh, Modi billed the Congress a "lollipop company" that had no real concern for farmers and asked people to be wary of the sops and promises assured by the party.

Modi has been vicious in his attacks against the Congress which after coming to power in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, waived farm loans.

 

Iterating Congress' assertions that it will not let Modi sleep until nationwide farm loans were waived, party leader R.P.N. Singh reminded the Prime Minister of his 2014 Lok Sabha election promises of doubling farmers' income and waiving their loans.

"Modi perhaps should read more so that he knows that the Congress government in 2008 had waived farmers' loans across India to the tune of Rs 77,000 crore. Since the BJP came to power (in 2014), it is the Congress which is raising farmers' issues and Modi has preferred to remain insensitive to their plight," former Union Minister Singh told the media here.

"Instead of blaming the Congress for ills, Modi should focus on the promises he made and how he miserably failed to fulfill them," he said, adding "neither the Congress will sleep nor allow Modi to sleep unless farm loans are waived and farmers' issues resolved".

"Modi came to power promising the moon to the farmers and after doing nothing all these years, he has suddenly woken up because the elections are not very far," he said.

Singh also accused the BJP-led Centre of creating urea crisis in both Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh by diverting trains carrying the fertiliser.

  

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  • PEDDA GUNDOO, MANGALURU

    Sat, Dec 29 2018

    MODI is a sitting crow on wounded buffalo !

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Sat, Dec 29 2018

    the BJP Govt has been a total flop and to divert the peoples attention from their failures, they keep blaming the Congress. The BJP Governance has been pathetic. High Time we opt for a change the earlier the better.

    It will be good riddance to bad rubbish.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Sat, Dec 29 2018

    BJP as its principles stands are not to do any development nor they allow anyone to do any developmental work. BJP's development is mudslinging, communal and promoting criminal activities to terrorize people. BJP only steals limelight from others development and takes credit. Since 2014 country is in negative economic growth and people are frustrated and disgusted with BJP and want to get rid of BJP once for all. Indians now don't mind CPI coming to power to the least but not BJP.

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  • SK, MANGALORE

    Sat, Dec 29 2018

    2019 election is very crucial which will decide whether Indians go by religious lines or on development lines. The recent kick out of BJP in its heat land and united front of opposition will give MR. Modi and team more sleepless nights and frustration as reflected in their ire on congress party. Don't disturn common man he knows where keep parties.

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