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Now, let’s take a
dig at the 2014
manifesto. Evaluation
of the previous
term of NDA under
Modi provides that
the farm income
growth remained
the slowest during
2014-19, where as
Modi had announced
to double the farm
income by 2022. The
public investment
in agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar
registered a sharp tion campaign will re-surface shortly as vote has gone to Modi because he ap-
decline during 2014- farmers are unable to meet even basic pears to be a strong leader. Now we hope
2019. The agriculture needs. Monsoon failure is a very big rea- that he will meet our expectations. With
son of crop loss so Government should
nearly half of India on drought alert, the
scientists claim that aggressively implement PM Sanchai Yo- new government should stitch in time to
growth registered in jna. He added that drinking water should save nine. The farmers would again hit
gross value-added also be included in PM Sinchai Yojna the streets if steps are not taken to miti-
gate farming distress”, said Patil.
as substantial man-hour are wasted in
from agriculture had fetching drinking water in the villages. Guni Prakash of Bhartiya Kisan Union,
been lower during Gunavant Patil Secretary Kisan Coor- Haryana feels that the real issues were
this period. Many dination Committee and former Presi- completely over-shadowed by the po-
dent Shetkari Sangathan, Maharsahtra
litical rhetoric on national security. “Na-
of the schemes told that India has a cutting edge in pro- tional security is important but elections
announced remained ducing many crops for the export market should be fought on the issues of gover-
non-starter and PM but we are not supported by the suitable nance and welfare of its people. Farmers
are always there to support for country’s
policies. He said that the on-going trade
Fasal Bima Yojna war between China and US offers us an security. We send our boys in armed forc-
opened a panora box excellent opportunity to replace US as a es and contribute in every possible way.
of corruption. source of soyabean and cotton to China. We hope that after taking the charge in
We import 75% of edible oil from other
second term, the NDA will espouse the
countries and lose foreign exchange. cause of rural distress and not only for-
With the help of proper policy frame- malise but also implement the policies in
and farmers can sell value-added prod- work and good quality seed, we can en- favour of farmers.”
ucts at a higher price. courage our farmers to grow oil seeds. The aggrieved farming commu-
The issue of farmer suicides that sub- “We expect the new government to nity has high hopes from the new NDA
sided in the wave of nationalism and na- shift its focus from religious and com- government.
tional security during the last leg of elec- munal issues to the farmer welfare. Rural LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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