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Rahul Gandhi Criticizes Modi's Approach to Farmers' Crisis Amid Rising Debts and Fertilizer Dependence
- On July 3, 2025, Rahul Gandhi criticized the Modi government in New Delhi for ignoring the crisis of farmer suicides in Maharashtra and rising debt.
- He pointed out that, according to reports, 767 farmers ended their lives in Maharashtra over a span of three months, amid the government's neglect of their calls for loan relief and a legal assurance of minimum support prices.
- Gandhi accused the government of prioritizing loan forgiveness for the wealthy while farmers struggle with rapidly increasing expenses for agricultural inputs like seed, plant nutrients, and fuel, receiving little to no comprehensive support.
- He stated India imports 80% of specialty fertilizers from China, but a supply halt threatens farmers dependent on foreign inputs, while Modi focuses on self-promotion.
- These developments suggest worsening farmer distress and vulnerability, pressing for urgent policy reforms to address debt, suicide, and import dependence.
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Rahul Gandhi Criticizes Modi's Approach to Farmers' Crisis Amid Rising Debts and Fertilizer Dependence
Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government for increasing farmer debts, neglecting domestic fertilizer production, and ignoring financial woes. He highlights a deepening agricultural crisis as 767 Maharashtra farmers die by suicide, stressing over-reliance on Chinese fertilizers. Gandhi accuses Modi of prioritizing PR over resolving farmers' struggles.
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dailyexcelsior.comGovt indifferent as farmers sink deeper into debt: Rahul on Maha farmer suicides
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Modi government over farmer suicides in Maharashtra, saying that it remains indifferent to farmers’ plight, even as they are sinking deeper into debt every day. In a post on X in Hindi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha accused the […]
Farmers Sinking Deeper into Debt, No Guarantee of MSP: Rahul Gandhi
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