Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday accused the Congress of paying lip-service to farmers' welfare and listed his party-led government's initiatives for their welfare.
"We are not like the Congress which will only pay lip-service to farmers but ignore their well-being..whenever Congress is in power, farmers suffer," Modi said.
Launching an all out attack on the opposition party during his interaction with BJP workers from Tamil Nadu via video conference from New Delhi, Modi alleged that in Maharashtra, the Congress was at the forefront of an irrigation scam.
Just a few days ago, a top Congress leader from Punjab said his party led government in Punjab was not serious about issues relating to sugarcane farmers, Modi alleged.
Citing media reports on loan waiver for farmers, Modi said in Karnakata, where the Congress-JDS coalition government is in power, "only 800 farmers got mere benefits, is this a joke? is this how serious they are they about farmers."
The BJP-led government is the most farmer friendly government, he said. "In a historic step, the MSP has been increased to ensure that farmers get at least 150 per cent of cost of production."
"This is happening by reducing input cost, wastage and ensuring fair price for crop and creating alternative means of income."