NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress Rahul gandhi on Friday he attacked the government, claiming he wants the income The number of farmers in the country is as low as that of Bihar.
The former party chief cited a media report that claimed that a agricultural home in Punjab it is the highest in a year, while it was lowest in Bihar.
“The farmer wants his income to be as much as that of Punjab farmers. The Modi government wants the income of all farmers in the country to be as much as that of Bihar farmers,” Gandhi said in a Hindi tweet.
The former party chief cited a media report that claimed that a agricultural home in Punjab it is the highest in a year, while it was lowest in Bihar.
“The farmer wants his income to be as much as that of Punjab farmers. The Modi government wants the income of all farmers in the country to be as much as that of Bihar farmers,” Gandhi said in a Hindi tweet.
The survey cited by Gandhi showed that the average Indian agricultural household earns 77,124 rupees in a year, farmers in Punjab earn 2,16,708 rupees a year, and those in Bihar only 42,684 rupees.
Congress has been attacking the government for new agricultural laws and has claimed that this will reduce farmers’ income.
The party has also been alleging that agricultural laws seek to end the minimum support price regime and abolish the Agricultural Products Marketing Committee Act.
The government has claimed otherwise, saying the laws will help increase farm income.
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