After the victory of Congress in the 2018 assembly elections, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had waived off the loans of farmers immediately after taking oath.Raipur (State Bureau). Before the assembly elections 2023 in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has made a series of promises. Making a big announcement for the farmers, Chief Minister Baghel told the people to form the Congress government and then the loans of the farmers will be waived off.
Chief Minister Baghel was addressing the public meeting in Sakti assembly constituency on Monday. He had reached Sakti to file the nomination papers of Assembly Speaker Dr. Charandas Mahant. During this, the Chief Minister said that BJP did not make even a single announcement for farmers, laborers, women and youth. Before this, our Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had made the first announcement that there would be a caste census in Chhattisgarh. The second announcement was made by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that 17.50 lakh poor people will be given houses. Whether the Central Government gives its share for this or not, the Chhattisgarh Government will continue to build houses for the poor people. Will also buy 20 quintals of paddy per acre.
Today I have come in power. Today, during Shardiya Navratri, the worshipers of Mother Shakti are sitting here and the aim is to make the farmers strong and powerful. Therefore, just as we had waived off the loans of farmers earlier, in the same way if we form the government again we will waive off the loans.
It is noteworthy that after the victory of Congress in the 2018 assembly elections, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had waived the loans of farmers immediately after taking oath. Loans worth Rs 9270 crore of about 17 lakh 82 thousand farmers who had taken loans from cooperative banks and rural banks were waived off. This was also a major announcement of Congress in the last elections.
Today I have come in power. Today, during Shardiya Navratri, the worshipers of Mother Shakti are sitting here and the aim is to make the farmers strong and powerful. Therefore, just as we had waived off the loans of farmers earlier, in the same way if we form the government again we will waive off the loans.
It is noteworthy that after the victory of Congress in the 2018 assembly elections, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had waived the loans of farmers immediately after taking oath. Loans worth Rs 9270 crore of about 17 lakh 82 thousand farmers who had taken loans from cooperative banks and rural banks were waived off. This was also the main announcement of Congress in the last elections, now only the support of announcements is left: Raman
The promise of loan waiver for farmers in Chhattisgarh has once again heated up the politics of the state. After the announcement by Chief Minister Bhupesh, former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh has hit back. He said that he has no faith in the development of five years, now only the support of announcements is left, because perhaps Daw Bhupesh Baghel has read the survey report. He wrote on Internet Media Now think what did this anti-farmer government do that the farmers became debtors again? The Chief Minister has also shared the announcement on his internet media X.
What is the political meaning of loan waiver?
The issue of loan waiver had proved to be a big factor in the victory of Congress in the Assembly elections 2018 and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has already made it clear by announcing that Congress will once again consider the interests of farmers as the center and give guarantees in the manifesto. Is. However, BJP has been accusing Congress of not fulfilling the 36 promises of the 2018 public manifesto. Many issues like prohibition, employment, regularization of contract workers are still burning.
Farmers took more loans this time
In Chhattisgarh, in the election year, farmers have broken the records of the last five years by taking agricultural loans in the hope of loan waiver. Farmers have taken Rs 1,337 crore more loan than last year.
year target amount fulfillment amount
2018-19 3600 3287.55
2019-20 4000 3981.45
2020-21 4600 4495.39
2021-22 5300 4747.77
2022-23 5800 5563.60
2023-24 6100 6900.00
(Amount in crores of rupees)
