Slamming Mayawati for adopting anti-farmers policy by allowing corruption in the sale of agricultural in-puts, Congress (I) has said it has resulted in huge Urea Scam under her government. She has followed a systematic policy of looting the farmers, said Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections. Poor farmers with small and every shrinking holdings are dependent on state assistance to eek out their living, he added. Central government allows subsidy on fertilizers and seeds to help the farmers who comprise a large part of the society. But the benefit of this subsidy did not reach the needy farmers. Instead the urea bag officially priced at Rs 265 was black marketed at Rs 370-400. It is being openly talked that extra Rs 100 charged is Maya Ker. This is happening in conspiracy between private traders and Mayawati government. Thus while her government has helped fertilizers companies to mint money by looting the farmers, it nullified the Congress (I)-led UPA government’s efforts to provide the farmers agricultural inputs at subsidized rates. Urging the people to oust her corrupt government, Rahul Gandhi has promised that this time if Congress (I) is voted to power it would provide corruption-free government and ensure that the benefits of agricultural subsidies reach the farmers.
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