Dismissing Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bhatta Parsaul yesterday as farcical, the Mayawati-led UP government said if he is sensitive to the problems of farmers he should pressurise the Centre to formulate a pro-farmer land acquisition policy
Dismissing Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bhatta Parsaul yesterday as farcical, the Mayawati-led UP government said if he is sensitive to the problems of farmers he should pressurise the Centre to formulate a pro-farmer land acquisition policy.
"The party strongly condemns dramatics being done by the Congress leader in the name of kisan mahapanchayat in Bhatta Parsaul," a BSP spokesman said here.
He said that in reality Rahul should visit Congress-ruled and supported states, since farmers there faced "real problems".
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"If he is actually sensitive to the problems of farmers, he should force his government at the Centre to formulate a pro-farmer land acquisition policy like the one announced by UP government," the spokesman said.
"The Congress' love for farmers is a part of its poll strategy," he added.
The spokesman alleged Congress, which ruled the state for 38 years, was solely responsible for the poor state of the people, especially farmers, in the state.
BJP calls it political drama
Terming Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Bhatta-Parsaul a "political drama", the BJP yesterday asked why the Congress party's "compassion" was only limited to happenings in Uttar Pradesh and why was it not displayed after the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's camp.
"When police atrocities occur in Uttar Pradesh, they have a different standard; when police atrocities occur in Delhi they have different standards," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
The camp of Ramdev was attacked at midnight, tear gas shells were used, women and children were baton-charged; all political parties had discussed it," he added.
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