Shivanand Patil said that the farmers in the state wish for drought to occur as they get free farm loan waivers from the government while addressing a gathering in Suttatti village of Belagavi district on Sunday night.
Accusing the Congress of being "anti-farmer", BRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday said that it is "unfortunate" that the grand old party has stooped to this low level to stop schemes for the welfare of farmers in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Suresh Kashyap on Friday hit out at Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh for slapping a fine of Rs 1 lakh on an apple grower from the Rohru area for dumping rotten apples in a wastewater stream.
The Convention began by addressing the alarming situation created by the aggressive pro-corporate policies pursued by the Union Government since 2014. These anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies have resulted in disastrous consequences for the economy, unity, and
Recently, the Central government imposed a 40 per cent export duty on the kitchen staple which prompted onion farmers in the state to stage a protest in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Monday.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Central government of being anti-farmer and said that the farmers are suffering due to the increased input costs.
He accused Congress leaders of neglecting the pressing issue of farmers' electricity needs and propagating misleading claims that a mere three-hour supply is sufficient.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary, Nara Lokesh on Wednesday accused the ruling YSRCP of not working for the development of the state and said that 'CM Reddy's policies are anti-farmer.'
"We condemn this anti-farmer government. The compensation being given in Delhi is very less, and farmers are being exploited," the BJP leaders alleged.
MLC Kavitha who is currently on a tour in her constituency Nizamabad, addressed the media on Thursday and announced that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) would hold a Maha Dharna on Friday across all district headquarters against the Centre's anti-farmer stand in light of recent developments
Bharat Rashtra Samithi will hold a 'Maha Dharna' in all the district headquarters on Friday protesting against the Centre's "anti-farmer policies", MLC K Kavitha said on Thursday.
Nalgonda (Telangana) [India], August 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Telangana government of betraying the trust of the people of the state, while also calling the K Chandrashekar Rao government "anti-farmer".