Din in C'garh Assembly on non-issuance of no dues certificates

Opposition BJP created an uproar in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Thursday on the issue of alleged non-issuance of 'no dues certificates' to farmers, which is necessary for availing fresh loans.

BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the House after their demand for the discussion on the issue was not admitted by the Chair.

Raking up the issue after the Question Hour, BJP MLA Shivratan Sharma said primary cooperative societies throughout the state were not issuing no dues certificate to farmers against their loan clearances.

"In the absence of no dues certificate, farmers were unable to apply for fresh loans which they require for the ongoing Rabi crops," he said.

The state government has been claiming that it has waived all short-term agriculture loans of farmers.

"But it has been two months since the government was formed, but farmers have not yet been issued no dues certificates," he said.

Supporting him on the issue, BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar questioned why the ...