Congress President Rahul Gandhi is going to address farmers’ convention on Monday at Atal Nagar or Naya Raipur. Gandhi will be visiting the State for the first time after his party voted to power after a gap of a decade and half, in Assembly polls held in November.
Congress which bagged 68 out of the total 90 Assembly seats, has been holding farmers convention where Rahul Gandhi would deliver thanks-giving address to farmers who voted for the party in a bulk on promise of bank loan waiver and hike in minimum support price.
Congress Government in Chhattisgarh had waived off short-term bank loan of 16.65 lakh farmers amounting to Rs 6,100 crore on December 17, the day Bhupesh Baghel was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of the mineral-rich State.
Congress Government has also been procuring paddy from farmers at the record price of Rs 2,500 per quintal, the highest minimum support price in country. State Government has announced to waive Rs 207 cr irrigation tax amount of roughly Rs 15 lakh farmers.