Under BJP rule, 30 farmers forced to commit suicide every day: Rahul Gandhi slams govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Pic/PTI

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Central Government and said that under the rule of the BJP, which came to power by promising to double the income of farmers, 30 farmers are forced to commit suicide every day, reported news agency ANI.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Modi government has waived off the loans of industrialists Rs 7.5 lakh crore in 10 years.

Rahul Gandhi slams govt: 'Private insurance companies re themselves earning profits Rs 40,000 crores'

"Today, under the rule of BJP, which came to power by promising to double the income of farmers, 30 farmers are forced to commit suicide every day. When the debt on the farmers of the country is 60 per cent more than in 2014, then the Modi government has waived off the loans of industrialists Rs 7.5 lakh crore in 10 years. Private insurance companies, which withheld Rs 2,700 crores of farmers' share in the crop insurance scheme, are themselves earning profits Rs 40,000 crores," he said.

Rahul Gandhi further emphasized that Congress aims to reduce the cost of agriculture and provide fair prices to the farmers for their crops.

Rahul Gandhi slams govt: 'Congress aims to reduce the cost of agriculture'

"Farmers are struggling even for MSP amid skyrocketing agricultural costs due to expensive fertilizers, expensive seeds, expensive irrigation and expensive electricity. Without proper MSP, farmers are incurring a loss of Rs 200 per quintal of wheat and Rs 680 per quintal of paddy," the Congress leader added.

"Congress aims to reduce the cost of agriculture and provide fair price to the farmers for their crops because the path to prosperity of the farmers is their economic self-reliance and this is the real justice for them," he added.

Notably, yesterday Rahul Gandhi interacted with the farmers in Bihar's Purnia while his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passed the state.

Rahul Gandhi slams govt: 'Our government will be a government of farmers'

"Our government will be a 'government of farmers', not of some 'government industrialists'," Rahul Gandhi said, reported ANI.

Meanwhile, the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to re-enter West Bengal from Bihar on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The first phase of the yatra in West Bengal concluded on Monday, as it stepped into Bihar from Islampur.

It will re-enter West Bengal through Debipur, Ratua in Malda district in the northern part of the state around 11.15 am, party leaders said, reported PTI.

After the handover of the flag, the yatra will resume from Ratua stadium and move towards Sujapur, where Gandhi will address people before a night halt, reported PTI.

On February 1, it will enter Murshidabad before exiting the state the next day.

Covering 523 km across six West Bengal districts so far, the yatra has traversed Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Uttar Dinajpur, with Malda and Murshidabad slated for the second phase, they said, reported PTI.

The 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', which started in Manipur on January 14, is scheduled to cover 6,713 km in 67 days, while passing through 110 districts in 15 states, before culminating in Mumbai on March 20.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)