Rahul forced Centre to hear everyone in Parliament, says Surjewala; bats for soybean farmers
BJP had made Parliament «hostage» and was not allowing discussions on the floor of the House but it was Rahul Gandhi who compelled the Narendra Modi government to hear the voices of all parties, senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Saturday.
The Congress general secretary and the party's Karnataka in charge was answering a query on Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju's statement earlier in the day that «the standard of debates in the Lok Sabha has gone down since Rahul Gandhi's arrival».
«The BJP made Parliament hostage and there were no discussions. However, after Rahul Gandhi became leader of opposition (in the Lok Sabha), he compelled the government to have discussions and hear the voice of every party,» Surjewala said.
This may be giving Rijiju a stomach ache, he added. Addressing reporters in Nagpur, Surjewala claimed soybean farmers in Maharashtra are in distress and will suffer a loss of Rs 24000 crore this season.
«The MVA will procure soybean at Rs 7000 per quintal after coming to power. Maharashtra leads in soybean cultivation. The Modi government declared MSP of Rs 4892 for soybean, but farmers are getting just Rs 3000-3500 on average for their crop. It means farmers are facing loss of Rs 1892 per quintal,» he said.
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