Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, saying his guarantee is not for the farmers, laborers, Dalits, tribal and backward people of the country.
He also said that Congress has promised the country’s farmers that it will bring a law that will guarantee a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Addressing a function held here during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Kharge said Modi’s guarantee is not for farmers, laborers, Dalits, tribal and backward people, but for two-three rich people of the country who are his “friends”.
“Loans of Rs 13 lakh crore of Modiji’s friends have been waived while farmers are forced to commit suicide for a loan of Rs 12,000 or Rs 13,000,” he said, adding that the rates of the taxes levied on the rich have been reduced, whereas those levied on the poor have been hiked.
The Congress president also alleged that big companies are being given subsidies worth crores of rupees, while the subsidies given to the poor, farmers, and women have been removed.
He also claimed that for the first time, different types of taxes have been imposed on farmers. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been imposed on tractors, fertilizers, and machinery, he added.
Kharge said farm loans have been waived in a number of states ruled by Congress.
