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The act of the Union government to give the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, to Swaminathan was to divert attention from their anti farmer stance, Crasto claimed.
If the BJP truly believes in the move to give Bharat Ratna to Swaminathan, then it should also implement his MSP formula for the welfare of farmers, Clyde Crasto said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserts that providing a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) to Indian farmers won't burden the budget but will drive GDP growth. He counters claims that MSP is financially unfeasible, citing data that the additional cost would be only 0.4% of the total budget. Gandhi emphasizes the importance of supporting farmers for national prosperity.
India News: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accuses the Centre of colluding with profiteers and denying MSP to farmers. Read more about the allegations and the impact on the farming community.
"SKM welcomes BJP government's late recognition of Chaudhary Charan Singh and due recognition of Dr. MS Swaminathan for their contribution to agriculture and farmers in conferring Bharat Ratna on them. While Chaudhary Charan Singh had a role in implementation of Zamindari Abolition in UP leading to ownership rights for peasantry, as the Chairman of the National Farmers' Commission, Dr. MS Swaminathan made recommendations for income guarantee to farmers," the SKM said in a statement.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Saturday welcomed the conferring of Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan but termed it an attempt to divert people's attention from government's failure to provide Minimum Support Price for crops as suggested by the Swaminathan committee. In a statement, the SKM also said Singh and Swaminathan will remain alive in people's memory for their contribution to farmers even without a Bharat Ratna and denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to solve the crisis of farmers of India.
The announcement came days after Modi said former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani and two-time Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur will get the award | Latest News India