BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking relief for farmers in the state. He has been one of the few voices in BJP supporting the protesting farmers and urging the government to meet them on common ground.
In the letter, the 3-time MP listed out all the problems and demands of the farmers and at the same time suggested solutions for the issues.
Gandhi urged CM Yogi Adityanath to increase the sugarcane selling price to Rs 400 per quintal that is currently fixed at Rs 315 per quintal in Uttar Pradesh
Farmers should be given an additional bonus of Rs 200 per quintal above the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and paddy,” Gandhi said in the letter.
He also demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) scheme should be doubled to Rs 12,000 per annum for farmers with the state government contributing Rs 6,000 from its own funds.
The BJP MP further requested the chief minister to give a subsidy of Rs 20 per litre on diesel to farmers and reduce the power prices with immediate effect.
Earlier on September 5, when a large number of farmers gathered in Muzaffarnagar for a Mahapanchayat organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha against the three farm laws, Gandhi had said the government should re-engage with them to reach common ground as they are ‘our own flesh and blood’.
