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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday asked the state government to provide additional support to farmers.
He said the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus had created difficult situation for all sections of society and it was important to provide additional support to the farmers.
The SP president said that before the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the farmers would get Rs 2,000 for three months. He said that in the current scenario, the farmers were facing an economic challenge due to the coronavirus pandemic hence all revenue collection should be stopped and interest on bank loans should be waived for the farmers who took crop loans.
Yadav said that due to the sudden lockdown, some issues were coming forward to which the government machinery was not being able to pay the required attention. He said the quarantine centres in Gonda, Balrampur, Prayagraj and many other districts were in a bad shape and lekhpals responsible for food items and health related items were missing from the duty
He said the government should facilitate the transport of agricultural produce of the farmers to the agricultural mandis and the government should also ensure that the farmers get remunerative price for their produce like foodgrains, vegetables and fruits.
Referring to the sugarcane farmers, the SP chief said their full payment should be made immediately while the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi amount should be immediately be credited in the bank account of the farmers.
The SP president said that the poor people who do not hold the ration cards should also be provided free ration along with financial assistance of Rs 1,000.