By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Former agriculture minister and Congress MLA Sachin Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of deliberately abandoning farmers on every critical front, including production costs, market prices, insurance cover and institutional support. Addressing a press briefing, Yadav said the present crisis in agriculture was not an administrative failure but the outcome of a “well-planned anti-farmer policy”.
Highlighting the Congress government’s record under Kamal Nath, Yadav said farmers were given security, dignity and stability. He cited the Jai Kisan Loan Waiver Scheme, under which crop loans worth Rs 11,500 crore of 27 lakh farmers were waived, power tariffs were halved for connections up to 10 HP, and onion growers were ensured remunerative prices through a dedicated incentive scheme. Action against spurious fertilisers and seeds, enhanced subsidies on farm equipment and construction of over 1,000 gaushalas were also listed as farmer-friendly measures.
In contrast, Yadav alleged that the BJP had reneged on its manifesto promises. He said farmers were not receiving assured 10-hour power supply, government procurement of soybean had been discontinued in 2025, and MSP assurances for wheat and paddy remained on paper. Crop-wise, he flagged distress among moong, maize, cotton, onion and banana growers, citing delayed payments, procurement below MSP and exclusion from crop insurance.
Yadav further alleged fertiliser shortages, police action against farmers, manipulation in crop insurance leading to massive profits for private companies, and a systematic weakening of the mandi system. He asserted that the Congress would continue its struggle for farmers’ rights on the streets, in villages and in the Assembly.
