A new India for farmers | The Indian Express

A new India for farmers | The Indian Express

Written by Ajay Vir Jakhar |Published: June 11, 2019 12:32:42 am

The writer is chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj

A new India for farmers

PM should use majority in Lok Sabha to ensure delivery of agriculture programmes.

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After half a century, India is under a major locust attack from breeding grounds in Balochistan, Pakistan. Other international tidings are also not favourable for Indian farmers. In 2014, crude prices had hit rock bottom and the government received a bonanza of a few lakh crore. Circumstances have changed today: India’s finances are in a perilous state and we face the spectre of a drought.