The Congress today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that while he spoke of development at Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh, a farmer died protesting against the non-payment of sugarcane dues, not far from the venue of the PM's rally.
The opposition party also alleged that the BJP-led NDA government was trying to project development and infrastructure schemes initiated by the previous UPA government as its own.
"The effort was to portray its (NDA government's) failures as its achievements...a farmer, not far away, died protesting against the non-payment of cane dues. The prime minister did not utter a word. He could have taken time out to visit his house," All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said.
Claiming that the prime minister had earlier promised that all cane dues would be cleared within 14 days, he said, "Currently, dues of over Rs 12,000 crore are pending."
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