“PM Fasal Bima Yojana: BJP and Union Government trying to hide their own fault”

The letter of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is a classic example of trying to mislead the farmers of Odisha

Bhubaneswar(Kalinga Voice) : ” The people of Odisha have seen the anti farmer attitude of BJP. Genuine Fasal Bima claims of farmers of Odisha were stopped for a long time. Inspite of the regular follow up from CM Odisha and Odisha’s Cooperation Minister, the Centre was holding up the Fasal Bima of the farmers. After pressure from farmers and continuous follow up by Odisha CM, the Fasal Bima is being released” said BJD MP Rajya Sabha Dr. Sasmit Patra in his reaction on the letter of Union Minister Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan to Union Minister Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar

Dr Patra said ” The BJP has seen the wrath of the farmers regarding stoppage of Fasal Bima of Odisha . Similarly in 2019, the BJP had tried to stop the KALIA Scheme which was pro-farmer. Odisha Hon’ble CM went to Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) Office in Bhubaneswar and personally intervened and explained about it. Finally the scheme was cleared.”

He further added ” Biju Janata Dal does not believe in doing politics on farmers issues. There are many other issues to do politics on. The Yojana itself is named Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. The Fasal Bima is therefore to be paid by BJP-led Centre. But for so many months, the Centre kept delaying it. Union Minister Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan knows fully well that there is no merit in his letter. The said HDFC company was empanelled by the Centre itself. How did the Centre empanel a company which is so corrupt in the first place? Shri. Pradhan should answer that first. How is such a company then working in BJP ruled States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Tripura and Maharashtra?

Secondly  by mentioning that collusion has taken place in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana he has infact indicted his own Government of irregularities in a Central Programme. The Centre should now admit whether they have failed to run a clean Central Government programme.”

Dr Patra said that, this is another classic example of trying to mislead the farmers of Odisha by deflecting the fact that it was the Centre which was blocking the payment of Fasal Bima which Shri. Pradhan and the Centre should reply to the farmers of Padampur as to why they were doing this for so long.