New Delhi:- Delhi BJP leaders today met Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and demanded a special central government package for farmers here whose crops were hit by rain and hailstorm.
Led by Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay, the delegation handed over a memorandum to the minister regarding the financial woes of farmers, party spokesman Praveen Kapur said.
The farmers have suffered losses due to damage to three crops one after the other, the BJP delegation said, adding that the compensation from Delhi government will not solve all their problems.
The Centre should take a “humanitarian view” and consider extending a special package for the farmers, the delegation urged the minister.
BJP MPs Pravesh Singh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri, Udit Raj and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, among others, were part of the delegation.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today ordered Divisional Commissioner A Ambarasu to assess the damage to crops in the untimely rain and hailstorm.
Last year, AAP government had announced a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers who faced losses due to crop damage.
Delhi BJP leaders, claiming 60-80 per cent loss to the wheat crop in Delhi, have demanded a compensation of Rs 50,000 -Rs 70,000 per acre for the affected farmers.
PTI
