'Insulting' farmers will cost Modi govt: Cong's farmers' unit chief
The Congress' farmers' unit president Nana Patole Tuesday alleged that by promising Rs 17 a day to farmers in the Union Budget, the government has added salt to their injuries. The All India Kisan Congress chairman, addressing a press conference here, said a farmer's family cannot even afford tea with the amount announced for them. At the conference, some farmers displayed cheques of Rs 17, which they said they would send to the prime minister as part of their protest. Patole said by paying Rs 17 a day to farmers... Читать дальше...