Manohar Lal Khattar targets Captain Amarinder Singh on MSP, poses 8 questions to his counterpart

After the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal on August 28, a war of words erupted between Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Punjab counterpart Captain Amarinder Singh. Manohar Lal Khattar has questioned Captain Amarinder Singh on the MSP system in his state. Amid the ensuing verbal duel, Manohar Lal Khattar has posed the following questions to Punjab CM and asked him to come clean on all these issues. Also Read | Karnal lathicharge: Country has been occupied by state-run Taliban, alleges Rakesh Tikai Here are the questions:

• Haryana procures 10 crops at MSP – paddy, wheat, mustard, bajra, gram, moong, maize, groundnut, sun flower, cotton and makes the MSP payment directly into the account of the farmer. How many crops does Punjab buy from the farmer at MSP?
• Haryana provides an incentive of Rs 7000/- per acre to every farmer who wants to move away from paddy cultivation. What is the incentive that Punjab provides to the farmer similarly?

• Haryana pays interest at 12% to the farmer in case payment is delayed beyond 72 hours from the approval of the I-form. Does Punjab pay interest on delayed payment?
• Haryana pays an incentive of Rs 5000 per acre to the farmer who adopts direct seeding of rice technology. What incentive does Punjab give?

• Haryana pays every farmer Rs 1000 per acre for stubble management and provides linkages for the sale of paddy straw. What incentive does Punjab provide to the farmer?
• Haryana has been paying the highest MSP in the country for sugarcane to its farmers for the last 7 years. Why has Punjab felt the need to match Haryana only after agitation by farmers?

• Haryana supports farmers growing horticultural produce by instituting the Bhawantar Bharpayee Yojana to insulate the farmer from price variations below cost. What incentive does Punjab provide to its horticulture farmers?
• Haryana has started a micro-irrigation scheme to support farmers with an 85% subsidy to manage precious water for irrigation. What incentive does Punjab provide, and is it even concerned about the rapidly depleting water table that will finish the farmer?

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