Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday demanded the AAP Government to pay compensation to the farmers whose crops had been damaged due to recent hailstorms in the national Capital.
The former Delhi chief minister raised the demand after meeting a delegation of All India Kisan Congress that told her about farming losses incurred due to the hailstorms.
Realising the difficult condition of the farmers, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government should give sufficient compensation to them, as the farmers are looking towards the Delhi Government with much expectation to bail them out from their crop losses caused by hailstorms, Dixit said.
She said that the AAP Government has not announced any compensation for farmers despite knowing the fact. “The party considers its duty to solve the problems of the farmers and it would approach the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor to address their issues without any further delay,” she said.
The farmers informed that due to the huge hike in the per kilowatt power supplied to the farmers, they are forced to pay huge electricity bills, said the party in a statement. “It was the duty of the Delhi Government to solve the problems and difficulties of the farmers,” she added.
