Will not waive farm loans every time, says Chhattisgarh CM

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that his government will not waive off farm loans every time in the state. He said that we announced the debt waiver for a single time only.

Raipur:Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday made it clear that there will be no loan waiver for farmers every time in the state.

Addressing the reporters here, he said, "We have promised a loan waiver once and the debt of the farmers was written off. Repeated loans will not be forgiven."

The Chief Minister also said that we announced the debt waiver for a single time only. However, paddy purchases will be done every year.

The Congress government had announced a farm loan waiver immediately after coming to power in December 2018.

The farm loan waiver was a major promise of the Congress during the assembly election campaign that helped the party bag 68 seats in a 90-member House.

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