Criticising the Centre over its stand on the ongoing farmer protest, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemies of the state.
“The reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they were enemies of the state,” Chidambaram tweeted.
He alleged that the Prime Minister travel from Kerala to Assam but do not have time to travel 20 km to meet farmers.
“The PM travels from Kerala to Assam but does not have the time or inclination to travel 20 km to meet the farmers on the border of Delhi,” he alleged.
The reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9% in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they… https://t.co/LxSDXzyv91
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) 1614405984000
He further claimed that only 6 per cent of the farmers are able to sell at minimum…