Sonia reminds Modi of 'raj dharma' towards farmers on Diwali
Sonia Gandhi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after coming to power had started cheating farmers.
Sonia Gandhi said, "Why are farmers forced to celebrate black Diwali on the eve of the festival of lights."
The Congress parliamentary party (CPP) chairperson said several of them were buying Kharif crops across the country at 8-37 percent lower than MSPs.
The Congress interim chief said, in 2019-20 about 140.57 million tonnes of Kharif crop was expected to be produced. But farmers were set to lose over Rs 50 thousand crores.
She demanded the government stop harassing farmers and ensure the right price for farm produces, "which is a government's raj dharma'.