BJP has mounted a big attack on State government for its announcement to shelve down Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojna (MMKAY) in the State.
Under directive of the State BJP leadership the state secretary of the party Manoj Kumar Singh who resides in Daltonganj held a press conference on Saturday here accompanied by veteran leaders of his party like Prem Singh, Narender Pandey ( district president) Bipin Bihari Singh, Bhola Singh etc rapping Hemant Soren government for declaring to wind up CM Krishi Ashirwad Yojna.
Manoj K Singh said, “The intention of this government does not look any pious. It appears it is against the poor and the marginal farmers.” He said if a government starts closing down people friendly schemes then it means the government hardly bothers for the people of the state and Hemant Soren’s government is an example of it here.
He said the government must explain as to why it is so going to overlook the needs of the poor and marginal farmers who were a great benefitted lot under this Krishi Ashirwad Yojna.
Singh said, “Hemant Soren’s government is anti development. It is putting on hold tenders even those finalized. Its claim to scrutinize the tenders and schemes of the previous government smacks too ill for the state and its people.”
He said MMKAY was for all farmers having one acre to 5 acres of agricultural land and was meant for all and now this government has put it off which is highly worrisome.
Singh said the closing down of MMKAY would seal the fate of 35 lakh farmers of the State who were the beneficiaries of this scheme and the BJP government had disbursed 3,000 crores of rupees among these 35 lakh farmers through DBT ( direct beneficiary transfer).
Singh said the new government claims it has not that much of funds, which is needed to run the schemes but the previous government led by Raghubar Das had carried them far ahead to the expectations of the common people.
Challenging Hemant Soren, who has said many times that his government will bring out White Paper to which Singh said, “We wait for it. There will be nothing in it then.”
He said on one hand this Soren’s government disbands MMKAY and on the other hand withdraws cases of sedition against those who were indulging in pathalgadi has sent out a wrong message to the society where criminals are rearing their heads again much faster than expected.