Instead of becoming a member of arms with farmers, govt arm-wrestling with them: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Haryana’s former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday hit out on the BJP-JJP alliance authorities in state for utilizing power on farmers who’re protesting towards the three central farm legislations.
“Rather than joining hands with the farmers in this hour of struggle for the welfare and growth of our country, the government is engaged in an arm-wrestling match with them,” Hooda mentioned.
Addressing a press convention right here, he mentioned the federal government ought to introspect why leaders of the BJP, which received all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana two years in the past, are usually not in a position to go among the many public at this time. Hooda, who can also be Leader of the Opposition within the state, claimed the federal government’s perspective in direction of farmers is totally unfavourable as the acquisition of wheat is being “delayed” by making the excuse of registration, and crop moisture.
He mentioned that is being completed as farmers have opposed the three agri legal guidelines of the BJP-led authorities on the Centre.
“The decision to reduce the standard moisture content in wheat procurement from 14 to 12 per cent and quantity of standard mixture from 0.75 to 0.50 per cent is anti-farmer and will cause heavy economic losses to the farmers,” he mentioned, demanding that the federal government should instantly withdraw this determination.
“Every year the government makes tall claims for the wheat procurement season. However, this year too their claims have been exposed as soon as the purchase started from April 1. The Meri Fasal, Mera Byora portal is not able to handle the traffic of 16 lakh farmers and only 8 lakh farmers have been able to get the registration done so far because the portal server has been down. How will the remaining 50 per cent of the farmers sell their wheat,” he requested.
Hooda additionally termed the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana a whole failure, saying Right to Information (RTI) queries have indicated that insurance coverage corporations have rejected numerous the claims of farmers. “In Haryana alone, insurance companies have rejected 1,96,795 crop insurance claims in 3 years,” he instructed reporters right here.
The senior Congress chief additionally raised questions on the insurance policies of the federal government on the problem of agriculture, training, unemployment, corruption, electrical energy and inflation. “Prices of petrol, diesel, gas and electricity are increasing continuously. Stamp duty, farmers’ input costs and the state’s debt are increasing. Every section is frustrated and disappointed with the government and they have completely lost public confidence,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the federal government desires in charge the opposition for its failures “whereas it should be introspecting why it has lost the support of the people”.
Referring to training and well being companies, Hooda mentioned 56 per cent posts of docs are mendacity vacant within the state. “The government should tell how many doctors it has recruited so far and how many medical colleges have been opened? Not only in hospitals but there is a large number of vacancies in schools and about 45,000 posts of teachers in government schools are lying vacant. About 50 per cent of the posts of headmaster and principal are also lying vacant in schools,” he claimed.
He identified that 54 per cent of the faculties within the Chief Minister’s district of Karnal would not have a head trainer. “Despite this, the government is not making new recruitments,” he added.