PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED FOR CHANGE: SCINDIA

JAIPUR:Congress leader and Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said the people of Rajasthan have decided for change and Congress will form the government in the state.

Addressing a press conference at the Pradesh Congress Committee in Jaipur, Scindia said BJP believes in rhetorics and cheats people, but people of Rajasthan will give a befitting reply to the party on December 7 and give mandate to Congress to form the government.

He said farmers are disappointed, as they are not getting “right price” for their crops. “Garlic was selling for ₹2,850 per quintal, but today farmers are not getting even ₹200 per quintal. The minimum support price of ₹1,950 per quintal was announced for bajra, but farmers are running from pillar to post to sell (the crop) for ₹1,000-1,100 per quintal, there are irregularities at the grain market, there are lines of tractor trolleys, but tokens are not given, farmers do not get crop insurance, while ₹20,000 crores was deducted from farmers’ accounts in the entire country without their permission and they were not even aware of it,” he said. He accused the BJP of favouring the private insurance companies. “When farmers suffer crop loss, they are given a cheque of ₹1 to ₹4 in the name of insurance claims,” he said.

He also criticised the BJP government on the issue of petrol, diesel, domestic gas and fertilisers. “The fertiliser that was available for ₹550 per 50kg bag in Congress rule is now available for ₹1,400 per 45kg bag,” he said.