Gujarat Congress vows to waive off farmers' loan after polls
Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki has said that if the party is voted to power, it will waive off the loans of all the farmers in the state. This comes after BJP ruled state Uttar Pradesh waived off farmers' loans and other states including Maharashtra announced that they are considering to do the same soon.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is not only inspiring other BJP ruled states to take measure for waiving off farmers' loans, but even the Congress seems to be taking cue from him.Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki has said that if the party is voted to power, it will waive off the loans of all the farmers in the state.Yogi Adityanath cabinet decided to waive off loans worth over Rs 36,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi Adityanath government has approved waiver of loans of over 2.15 crore farmers totalling Rs 36,359 crore. Loans up to Rs 1 lakh of 2.15 crore small and marginal farmers has been waived off in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP has promised this in its manifesto for UP poll.Now, Congress wants to replicate the BJP's idea in Gujarat, which goes to Assembly election next year, when the BJP government will be facing a four-time anti-incumbency. With Narendra Modi shifting to New Delhi as the Prime Minister, the Congress hopes to stage a comeback in the state after 20 years.Earlier, Solanki had promised to set up special economic zones in the tribal districts of Gujarat. He had led Congress's Adivasi Adhikar Yatra at Dahod in Gujarat. Dahod is a tribal-dominated district of the state.Speaking at Dahod he early this week, Solanki had said that the Congress was confident of securing a two-third majority in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly in the next year's election.ALSO READ |