Buddha says Govt, not individual, to blame for agri-crisis

“I am not blaming any person. I am blaming the Government. The Government and those who decide its policies lack foresight. It is because of their point of view that the country is facing such a crisis,” Bhattacharjee told a private channel.

Pointing out that 16,000 farmers growing cash crops like cotton and sugarcane have committed suicide this year because they did not get good prices, Bhattacharjee said this had never happened before.

“While cost of seeds and fertilisers have increased, farmers were not getting remunerative prices, not even the minimum support price for their crops,” he said.

On Friday, Bhattacharjee had criticised Singh for failing on all fronts. On Saturday, Singh had brushed aside his charge.