There are no statistics of farmers killed in the agitation, so there is no question of compensation: Center

- Compensation of Rs 5 crore to the families of 700 farmers who lost their lives: Cons

- If the government does not have statistics, I am ready to give, pay tribute to every deceased and declare compensation: Congress MP Hooda

New Delhi: The winter session of the Lok Sabha has begun. Meanwhile, Congress MP Manish Tewari had demanded during Zero Hour that the government should provide Rs 3 crore to the families of farmers who lost their lives during the agitation. These black agricultural laws were withdrawn because of the historic peasant movement. The government, on the other hand, made the bizarre claim that "we do not have statistics on the number of farmers killed so we cannot provide assistance."

Congress MP Tiwari said that 200 farmers had lost their lives during the farmers' agitation. By preparing his list, the government should announce assistance of Rs 5 crore to his family. The government should also do justice to the farmers who are demanding legislation for support prices. However, when the government was asked in the Lok Sabha to release the exact number of farmers killed during the ongoing agitation against the Agriculture Act. In response, the government claimed that since we do not have such figures, there is no question of compensating their families.

Hanuman Beniwal, leader of the National Democratic Party, which split with the NDA, demanded that all cases filed against farmers during the agricultural law movement be withdrawn. When BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali raised the issue of detention of Jamia Uni students under the UAPA Act. Earlier, they had demanded that legislation be enacted for support prices, but they were reluctant to comment on the issue.

It may be noted that Samyukta Kisan Marcha, which is agitating against the agricultural law, said that about 200 farmers have lost their lives during the one-year-long agitation. While the government says it has no such exact figure. This information was given by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar. The Congress was outraged by the government's response and such an extravagant response is an insult to the farmers. As many as 200 farmers have lost their lives in the agitation, while the government says it has no figures. If the government does not have such statistics, how can it compile the statistics of the millions who died during the Corona epidemic? As many as 3 million people have been killed in Corona, while the government says only 2 million have been killed.

Congress MP Dipendra Hooda said, "If the government does not have the figures of farmers killed during the agitation, I am ready to give these figures to the government." The government pays tribute to each deceased farmer and pays compensation to the family. The United Farmers Front has also released the number of farmers killed.