Give central aid to farmers, what are you waiting for: Shah

BJP President Amit Shah today hit out at the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh accusing it of playing politics over the farmers issue and asked it to distribute the Central aid among farmers by conducting a fresh survey under the changed norms.
He said that the Centre could have distributed the compensation on its own but it will not do so under the federal system.
Addressing party's State Executive meeting here today, the BJP chief said no one can prevent his party from coming to power in the state in the 2017 assembly elections.
Shah asked the cadres to reach out to people and help strengthen the organisation. He said being in power in the state will not do much benefit to the Samajwadi Party.

"I am pained that Uttar Pradesh government was doing nothing to provide compensation to farmers affected due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm. It is doing politics on the issue instead.
"There will be a lot of issues for doing politics. Please do not do politics with farmers. Whatever Central aid has been sent by the Modi government, kindly distribute it to affected farmers," he said at the meeting, asking them to conduct a fresh survey under changed criterion.

He said that BJP workers will reach out to affected farmers and ensure that the state government provides them enhanced relief after the NDA government changed the criterion for providing such compensation.

"The BJP workers will not sit silently and will help the affected farmers, who will benefit by more than Rs 2,000 crore in UP alone," he said.
"The Government of India gave you money to grant relief to farmers affected by rains. What are you waiting for. BJP leaders have visited 25 places in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh ji have you visited even one place. What are you waiting for?," he asked, adding that the Centre could have distributed the compensation of its own but it will not do so under the federal system.
Targeting the Akhilesh government, he said that there is a "commission Raj" under Smajawadi Party rule and jobs are being sold and "commission culture is continuing".

He also blamed the SP for supporting the Congress which "indulged" in a lot of corruption, besides also the BSP. He said that BJP was the only alternative that could provide a clean government.