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Congress raps Modi government as "anti-farmer", treating them like "enemies"
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Congress President Kharge wrote, "To benefit its select capitalist friends, the Modi government has consistently sacrificed the interests of farmers."
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that Centre has "left no stone unturned" to "break" the back of the farmers who are protesting to press for their demands including a MSP on their crops.
Alleging that Modi government was "anti-farmer" and treating farmers like "enemies", for demanding their rights, the Congress chief said that the gurantee of MSP and double income "turn out to be fake".
Kharge claimed in a series of tweets in Hindi, "To benefit its select capitalist friends, the Modi government has consistently sacrificed the interests of farmers. When the farmer who provides food to the country wants to produce a bumper crop and export it. Then Modi government bans the export of wheat, rice, sugar, onion, pulses etc."
His post said that BJP has done the same throughout its tenure and added that the result of this is that agricultural exports which increased by 153 percent during Congress-UPA rule increased only by 64 per cent during BJP rule.
"Not only did the Modi government's guarantee of MSP and double income turn out to be fake, the anti-farmer BJP left no stone unturned to break the backs of our 62 crore farmers," he alleged.
"Now when farmers are demanding their rights, So Modi government is treating them like enemies," he said. (with ANI inputs)