Patwari reacts to Chouhan's allegation on Oppn parties disrupting Parliament
Congress
state president Jitu Patwari on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Union agriculture minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
, who blamed the Opposition parties for Parliament logjam since the beginning of the monsoon session.
As the Congress and Opposition parties protested the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the upcoming Bihar election, Chouhan on Wednesday alleged before reporters that Opposition parties disrupted the House when the Question Hour was scheduled to discuss problems related to the agrarian sector.
"Yesterday, I had prayed before the Opposition with folded hands," Chouhan told journalists on Parliament premises in Delhi.
"Out of the 20 questions to be discussed, 11 were on natural calamities, damaged crops, Prime Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi, Fasal Bima Yojana and MNREGA. And when we answer questions, it is not for the Opposition but we give an explanation to the country and the people."
Reacting to Chouhan, Patwari took to 'X', and said: "You want to discuss the five major problems of farmers in the House. I don't know how you have prepared the answers, but I know what the real problems are.
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In 2024, more than 1.18 lakh people were displaced in India due to natural disasters, which is 30% more than in previous years. Frequent floods, droughts, cyclones, hailstorms and uneven rainfall directly affect the crop causing economic loss.
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Patwari said extensive damage to agricultural land and crops, delay in rehabilitation, compensation distribution and sometimes even the full compensation is not received by farmers.
He further said: "There is a big crisis in crop production due to uneven rainfall, extreme temperatures, falling groundwater level, pest diseases and natural disasters. Sowing or harvesting was badly affected in many areas in the Kharif season this year. In many states, crops have been completely destroyed."
He also said only Rs 12,242.27 crore has been allocated for crop insurance in the budget for 2025-26. "This is the lowest budget in the last seven years," Patwari said.
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