Tag: Madhya Pradesh farmers

By Sundeep Pouranik, Bhopal : A week after the launch of the loan waiver scheme in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress government claims 19.54 lakh farmers have filed their applications in the six days till Sunday. While the opposition BJP has been calling the "Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana" a trick to cheat the farmers, the question is how the farmers of the state perceive the entire exercise. Kailash Chaudhary, a farmer from Mandsaur district's Babulda village, said: "About two years ago, six farmers sacrificed their lives for their rights in Pipliya Mandi. This...