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2009-11-19 19:40:00
Last Updated: 2009-11-19 20:24:40 |
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New Delhi: The government will amend the ordinance on sugarcane prices if it affects the interest of farmers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
The assurance was given by Prime Minister to Rahul Gandhi who met him, AICC Secretary Pervez Hashmi told reporters, adding the "PM has said that we will not do anything that goes against the farmers".
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said the Prime Minister has assured Rahul that the "government will look into the matter again and assured him that if it is in the interest of farmers the ordinance will be suitable amended".
Rahul’s meeting with Prime Minister took place in the backdrop of the controversy over the new sugarcane pricing policy that gave a stormy start to the winter session of Lok Sabha which was adjourned on the issue.
Hashmi alleged the agitation of farmers was the opposition ploy to defame Congress. "It is a political drama by regional parties against Congress. It has led to the loss of Rs 1,200 crore".
"Congress appeals to all sugarcane growers of Uttar Pradesh to have faith in pro-farmer policy of UPA government and assures them that it will ensure the highest possible sugarcane price in the present context," Digvijay Singh said.
Rahul , after the meeting with the Prime Minister, did not reply when asked if he discussed the sugarcane pricing policy issue with him.
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"I had a private conversation with the Prime Minister. I keep meeting him regularly," he said after the meeting in Parliament House.
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