Karnal, November 2: Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda once again visited Karnal to address the grievances of farmers and commission agents. He stated that the farmers' complaint was the same when he visited last time, and it remains the same today: the government is looting farmers by not purchasing at the MSP. Farmers are subjected to loot and scams every time during crop procurement. This time too, a major scam was exposed in Karnal during the paddy procurement, but instead of taking action against the big crocodiles, the government suppressed the scam by taking action against a small employee.
The truth is that this scam is not limited to Karnal; scams worth hundreds of crores are being perpetrated throughout Haryana.
Responding to questions from journalists, Hooda stated that mining, liquor, and other scams worth hundreds of thousands of crores have occurred in Haryana under the BJP government. SITs were formed to investigate these scams, but their investigation reports were never released. Farmers are being paid rates 500 to 800 rupees lower than the MSP.
New excuses are found daily for not purchasing crops, and farmers' produce is bought at throwaway prices. Farmers are being severely harmed by purchasing every crop, including paddy, millet, cotton, and mung, at rates below the MSP.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that unless the law and order situation in a state improves, it cannot progress. We have a living example of this today. Nearly 60 organized criminal gangs are active in Haryana. Law and order has completely collapsed. Fear of them has prevented anyone from investing in Haryana, a major cause of unemployment.
Due to the severe unemployment perpetrated by the BJP government, thousands of families in Haryana are on the verge of ruin. Illegal immigrants are being humiliatingly deported from the United States, the largest number of whom are young people from Haryana. These young people had fled to the United States due to unemployment. They even sold their land, property, and homes to get there.
Each young person spent 50 to 60 lakh rupees to reach America, but now they are suddenly being sent back. As a result, thousands of families have been completely ruined and burdened with debt.
He said that the BJP made numerous false promises during the elections to garner votes. BPL cards were issued for millions of people, promises were made to regularize Skilled Employment Corporation employees, and two lakh jobs were announced. However, the BJP did not fulfill a single one of these promises.
On the contrary, skilled workers are being fired and the ration cards of the poor are being cancelled. The promise of giving ?2100 to women also proved false. After promising ?2100 to 85 lakh women during the elections, the BJP is now backtracking on its promise by giving the amount to a select few beneficiaries.