Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday announced here that the farmers' loan would be waived within 10 days if his party comes to power in Madhya Pradesh.
While addressing a rally of farmers at Pipliya Mandi in Mandsaur, Gandhi said, "Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh Congress president) and Jyotiraditya Scindia (the state poll campaign committee chairman) are sitting here. I want to assure you that within 10 days of coming to power in Madhya Pradesh, the government will waive (farmers') loan.”
He was in Mandsaur to commemorate the first anniversary of police firing on farmers during an agitation in which six farmers were killed.
The Congress president also promised that a government of his party in the state would take action against those responsible for the police firing on farmers on this day last year.
Gandhi questioned the delay in filing a probe report into the death of farmers in police firing, alleging that the BJP government in the state had failed to provide security to farmers and address their concerns. He also lashed out at the state and central governments for ignoring the farm distress across the country.
"The governments are of no use if they cannot provide security to farmers and their families. A total of 1,200 farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh. Did any rich person or their family member commit suicide who have lakhs of crores as debt," he said, addressing the Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp rally.
Gandhi mentioned how Karnataka and Punjab government have already waived the farmer loans. "I met Narendra Modiji and demanded justice for farmers. He waived off Rs 2.5 lakh loan of 15 people. He should also waive loans of farmers," Rahul said.