Madhya Pradesh assembly elections 2018: Farmers stop repaying loans after Rahul Gandhi’s waiver promise

Bhopal | Friday | 23rd November, 2018

Summary:

“Loan waiver seldom does any good to honest farmers, who want to pay off loans. And Congress put the waiver promise in its manifesto. “If Congress government is formed, within 10 days your loans will be waived,” Rahul had said. Farmers have full faith in Rahul Gandhi and they know their loans will be waived once Congress comes to power and such reaction from a section of farmers is not unnatural.” With the farm community making up over 70% of the electorate, Congress is desperate to woo them over to its side..