Bengaluru: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that that state government's farm loan waiver is a “cruel joke on farmers”, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said that the remark is incorrect and unfortunate.
In a press release, Mr Kumaraswamy said that the crop loan waiver is a commitment made by the coalition government to safeguard the interest of farmers and that the process has already begun.
“The government has already made significant payments. Despite that, Mr Modi calls it a ‘cruel joke on farmers’ without obtaining full facts about the scheme. The Honourable Prime Minister should note that the state government's crop loan waiver is an open book and information is available online, unlike other states,” he stated.
Giving 12 points on crop loan waiver, Mr Kumaraswamy said that despite the availability of so many facts, the statement from the Prime Minister was unexpected. “Though the state government made repeated requests, the Union government did not come to the rescue of farmers. Now, Mr Modi is demeaning the state government for political gains,” he said.
