Narendra Modi may go to Kerala and Assam but not to meet farmers 20 km away: P Chidambaram

New delhi date. 27 February 2021, Saturday

Criticizing the central government's stance on the farmers' movement, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that even in this time of recession, the Narendra Modi government is treating these farmers, who have given the agriculture sector a growth rate of 3.9 per cent, as if they are the enemies of the country. Simultaneously p. Chidambaram should be charged. That Prime Minister Narendra Modi can go to Kerala, Assam but is not going to meet the farmers sitting 20 km away.

He tweeted, "In the year of recession, the reward of 3.9 per cent growth in the agricultural sector is being given to the protesting farmers as if they are the enemies of the country." The Prime Minister goes to Kerala and also to Assam, but there is no time to meet the protesting farmers sitting 20 km away.

In another tweet, he said, "Nevertheless, they claim that they have doubled the income of farmers." They also claim that all farmers are getting support prices. The fact is that only 6% of farmers get support prices.