BJP charged the Hemant Soren led-state government of deceiving farmers of Jharkhand by not fulfilling the promises on loan waiver made during assembly elections.

Talking to media at Dhanbad on Monday, Pawan Sahu, state president of Bhartiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha, the BJP state unit of farmers also charged the state government with discontinuing the Mukhyamantri Krishi Aashirwad Yojna of the previous BJP government of the state under which grants in aid were provided to small and marginal farmers having maximum of five acres of arable land.

Sahu also accused the present state government of failing to provide Rs 182 per quintal as a bonus upon the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1868 per quintal on food grains of the central government, despite making tall claims in this regard.

He also announced plans to launch a state-wide agitation against the state government’s anti-farmer approach from the villages to the assembly.

“The state government promised Rs 2 lakh loan waiver to each farmer, but in contrast announced Rs 50,000 loan waiver, which is an example of complete falsehood and none of the farmers have received the benefit of loan waiver so far,” charged Sahu.

“While the leaders of the ruling government are staging protests in Delhi claiming to be the supporters of farmer’s right they are implementing the anti-farmer agenda in the state. They are even denying the Yellow Card, Pink Card and Green Card to the farmer’s compelling them to make rounds of the Common Service Centres (CSE) without any advantage,” attacked Sahu.

Though, Rahul Gandhi made tall promises during assembly election rallies in Jharkhand about the poor and marginalized but the state government failed to fulfil all such promises leading to the loss of jobs of youth in the state.

Regarding grants in aid scheme Mukhyamanti Krishi Aashirwad Yojna, Sahu said that the scheme grants an aid worth Rs 5,000 per acres were provided to small and marginal farmers by the Raghubar Das led-previous government but the present state government is not providing the same to farmers.

Sahu, however, also termed the farmer’s protest in Delhi as an orchestra by brokers and agents led by Congress leaders.

“The Congress ministers, MPs and MLAs are participating in the rallies being staged in Delhi then how can it be a farmer’s protest because the farmers are with the BJP,” claimed Sahu.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is working for the benefit and progress of the farmers and trying to improve the condition of our Anndata. Through the farm laws, the government is trying to make farmer’s free from the shackles of market,” said Sahu.