Cong. said it will waive crop loans up to ₹2 lakh within 10 days of coming to power: Kamal Patel
Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel on Friday called upon Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Kamal Nath to apologise to the farmers for reportedly reneging on their party’s promise ahead of the 2018 Assembly election to waive crop loans up to ₹2 lakh within 10 days of coming to power, a charge the party has rubbished.
“I give them an ultimatum of 24 hours to apologise,” Mr. Patel told reporters here. “Otherwise, I will make farmers in every district file complaints of fraud and conspiracy against them, based on which FIRs will be registered.”
Mr. Patel contended that the Congress betrayed farmers who voted it to power. “Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath passed an order relating to the waiver on December 17 that year, but nothing came of it in 10 days as…