Farmers forced to come out on streets for everything under BJP-JJP govt: INLD's Abhay Chautala
Chandigarh (PTI): Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Tuesday attacked the ruling BJP saying the farmers today are forced to come out on streets for everything, be it purchase of some crop, or loss of compensation for another.
The BJP-JJP coalition government has put the farmers in such a condition today that they are forced to block roads and agitate for everything, Abhay Chautala, the lone MLA from his party, said in Haryana Assembly here.
Whether it is about the purchase of sunflower, or about the purchase of mustard, or about the compensation for the loss of millet, they get no comfort from the government, he said.
Abhay Chautala in the assembly on Tuesday gave a 'Calling Attention' notice regarding the demand of compensation for the Kharif crop under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
He said the farmers have been sitting on a dharna in Chopta tehsil for insurance money due to them, but Agriculture Minister J P Dalal says the farmers have ended the strike, which is not true, he claimed.
Dalal in his turn claimed that since the beginning opposition leaders tried to mislead the farmers saying the Fasal Bima Yojana was "anti-farmer" but in truth thousands benefited from the scheme.
"This scheme is voluntary. Still, more and more farmers are opting for it. Had it not been in their benefit, why would they opt for it?" asked the Minister.
He said that the scheme is implemented in three clusters, with seven districts each in cluster I and II, and eight in cluster III.
He said under the scheme, the farmers' share of premium is 2 per cent of the total sum insured for Kharif crop, 1.5 per cent for Rabi, and 5 per cent for horticulture and commercial crops.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
