The district unit of BJP organised a picket in front of district office to declare lohardaga a drought affected area. “The average rainfall is less than last year and the State Government has not declared the district as a drought-affected area,” said Om Prakash Singh, State head of BJP Farmers Association.
Criticising the policies of Congress he added, “August month is going to be its last. Farmers are disappointed. But Hemant Govt is still indulged in analysing process. No positive action has been taken yet.”
BJP district head Rakesh Prasad said, “There is no clear policy in the State regarding the farmers. The farmers have lost their hope in want of rain. There used to be the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ in the country. But congress has altered it to ‘Kshay Jawan Kshay Kisan’.” He also added that a strict movement would be started against the Govt if the district is not declared drought-affected.
A BJP leader Vinod Kerketta said, “Most of the people of the district earn their livelihood by agriculture and wages. They are suffering in want of irrigation facilities and rainfall at time.”
The programme was also addressed by Naveen Tinku, Raj Kumar Verma, Maneer Oraon, Raj Kishor Mahto, Akshay Prajapati, luxmi Narayan Bhagat, Arvind Pathak etc. The programme was presided over by district head Rajesh Prasad, directed by Arvind Pathak and thanks given speech was delivered by Rajiv Ranjan.
At the end a letter addressing the Governor was handed over to the DC. The letter includes the demands to declare the district a drought affected area, the time limit of grains insurance should be the last of August, to take stock of the grains loss, shops of irrigation pump set, kerosene, pulses and roti would be increased.