The signalling is clear. The Modi govt will go to any extent to protect those who fund it and enable it to out-spend all political parties.
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A Non-Exhaustive List of Important Data That The Modi Govt Has Not Released (Or Doesn’t Have)
How many jobs were created by the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana?
Never Have Two RBI Governors Been Humiliated, Forced to Quit: Chidambaram
While Raghuram Rajan was denied a second term by the Modi government, Urjit Patel quit last year before his term expired.
Maharashtra: 947 Farmer Suicides in Marathwada in 2018
Beed district saw the highest number of farmer suicides in the region with 197 deaths, followed by Aurangabad (141) and Osmanabad (140).
Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis Govt Gives Drought-affected Farmers Avg 86 Paise in Land-Tax Rebate
The total rebate offered was Rs 2,815,824 when there are 3,482,663 farmers in the targeted districts.
AIKS Hails Success of Rural Hartal, Says it Shows Anger Among Farmers Against Modi Govt
The rural hartal was called by left-wing farmers’ organisations in support of the 48-hour shutdown by central trade unions.
Crippled with Financial Distress, Cane Growers Committing Suicide: Pawar to Modi
Pawar suggested that there is a “dire need” to hike the MSP of sugar to Rs 34 per kg from the current Rs 29 per kg so that production cost could be covered.
Allow Me to Kill Myself: Farmer Gets Rs 490 for 19,000 Kg Potatoes; Send Amount to Modi, Requests Mercy Killing
He said that he had been facing consistent losses for four years, and had sought permission for euthanasia in July.
Maharashtra: Offered Merely 20 Paisa per KG, Angry Onion Farmers Halt Auction
Farmers locked the main door of the market committee to prevent the sale.
Will Not Let PM Modi Ignore Farmers: Rahul Gandhi
“The very intelligent prime minister who said, ‘Climate change hasn’t happened. We have changed’,” should understand that the truth does not change, Gandhi said.
Non-payment of Claims, Lacks Transparency: Parliamentary Panel Led by Murli Manohar Joshi Slams Crop Insurance Schemes
Noting the various problems in PMFBY, the panel said, “as a result, farmers lose interest in the crop insurance schemes.”