With reference to “Gujarat and rural distress” (January 9), according to the writer, the misery of groundnut and cotton farmers were more than compensated by milk and vegetable farmers in Gujarat, and the overall impression of opposition parties that rural voters have deserted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is actually not backed by facts. But the BJP does not need to rejoice over this, as the misery faced by groundnut and cotton farmers need to be addressed comprehensively.
Indeed, increasing the minimum support price is just one of many solutions. The others could be availability of cold storage, access to
