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Acche din government has failed the country: Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha on farmers issue

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 20, Apr 2015, 17:48 pm IST | UPDATED: 20, Apr 2015, 17:56 pm IST

Acche din government has failed the country: Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha on farmers issue  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is delivering his first speech in the current Lok Sabha from the Opposition benches.

The Congress vice-president, who has returned from a two month mysterious sabbatical, take on the government over the land ordinance.

Rahul said, the PM knows political calculations. He has won the elections. 67 percent of people are dependent on agriculture.

I have a question in mind. If PM understands political compulsions then why does he want to anger more than 67 percent of the people

Only one answer comes to my mind and that is - The land price is increasing at a fast rate and your corporate friends want that land. That is why you are weakening the farmers and then you will hit them with the ordinance axe.

If you believe that those corporates who drive in swanky cars are India's foundation you are gravely mistaken.

Government says 180 lakh hectares was first reported by states and then they say 106 lakh hectares. But when the PM held a video conference with the state governments - the figure that they stated was 80 lakh hectares.

Rahul Gandhi said, I have a suggestion. Why doesn't the PM go and see for himself how much area has been affected? Your government is of the industrialists, you know that and we know that.

Green revolution happened because farmers were given abundant credit and were given an MSP (Minimum Selling Price) to sell his crop.

In our time,  agriculture grew. The  average increase in credit was 20% each year. The "Acche Din" government has given only an increase of 5%. MSP is where it was, agricultural credit has not been improved and agricultural growth is 1%.

Highlights of Rahul Gandhi's speech
  •     Farmers gave us a green revolution
  •     Acche din government has failed the country
  •     We raised the MSP for many crops
  •     Government is confused on facts; Agriculture growth is 1% now. Modi should go and see the actual growth on the ground.
  •     You (government) came to power promising growth, but nothing has changed
  •     Government speaking in different voices on crop loss
  •     Government first weakened the farmers and then axed them with land bill
  •     Modi promised to look after farmers, but what happened?
  •     It's a government for the rich industrialists