The Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh retorted Rahul Gandhi in the Parliamentary debate on the issues of Minimum Support price while debate was going on land acquition bill on Monday.
Rebutting the statistic on agrarian scenario presented by Rahul, Singh said “We welcome you… You have returned from a long foreign trip. You cannot make false statements. Your statistics is totally wrong on Minimum Support Price given to farmers,” said Singh.
Rahul has alleged that BJP govt has raised the MSP of wheat by Rs 10 only. He also said that during UPA government, agricultural growth rate was 4.2 percent while during ‘India Shining’ government it was just 2.6 percent.” He added the agriculture sector grew by only one per cent during the 10-month-old Modi Government.
Though Rahul participated in the debate on agrarian crisis, the main crux of his speech was on attacking the Government on the Land Bill. Amid continuous uproar and clashes between the treasury and Opposition benches, Rahul cited figures to underline that farmers and agriculture are being neglected under the NDA.
Modi-Government is planning to bring it in either of the two Houses of Parliament between May 5 and May 8, according to a source. The Government on April 3 re-promulgated the land Ordinance which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH IS INDEED A GIFTED ORATOR. THOUGH HIS SAINTLY PERSONA GIVES AN IMPRESSION THAT HE BELIEVES IN KARMA ONLY AND DOESN’T BELIEVE IN TALKING MUCH. HE ALSO SEEMS TO NOT BEING MUCH ATTARACTED TO LIME LIGHT LIKE OTHERS. BUT WHEN EVER HE STANDS UP TO PUT FORTH SOME POINT IT IS SIMPLY SUPERB. IN SOME TV TALK SHOWS HE HAS RECENTLY APPEARED WITH AN APLOMB. MAY GOD BLESS HIM WITH ALL SUCCESS IN THESE TRYING TIMES SPECIALLY WITH UNSEASONAL RAINS, OPPOSITION (SPECIALLY AAP PARTY’S) SICKENING DRAMATICS AND FARMERS ‘ PLIGHT.