Due to unprecedented rains and hail storm, about 70%standing wheat crop has been damaged. Till date neither Revenue Authorities norcrop Insurance Companies have come to assess the wheat crop damages. It looksas if Kisan has been left at the Mercy of the Almighty God. And tall claims ofBJP double Engine Govt. at the Center and in Jammu and Kashmir are makinghollow slogans for increasing double the income of farmers where as on groundthe cost of farming has increased by double and farmers are feeling disgustedas there is no body to listen to them, said Mr Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, FormerMinister and Senior Leader National Conference, while addressing a public meetingat KOTE in Jammu North Assembly Constituency.

He said BJP is giving lip service to kisans and they arefeeling helpless and cannot make two ends meet from what so ever is coming as areturn from crops. Increase in the cost of farming and inputs has pushed Kisantoward wall. Mr Sadhotra demanded that it is high time that Govt. shouldconduct SPECIAL GIRDAWRI for the damaged RABI CROP and should give adequatecompensation for the damage.

He said since DOUBLE ENGINE SARKAR of BJP has become antiKisan and Policies of BJP have been exposed, and it has created such asituation that New Generation is least interested in KHETI BADI.

Mr. Sadhotra has also demanded that Insurance Companies beactivated so that Kisan gets Compensation without going from one pillar toanother, as per past experience Kisans are ditched by the Insurance CropCompanies. Former Minister said Kisan is the back bone of the Country andemphasized the need of giving top priority to Kisans to solve their problems inorder to increase the crops and the return income of Kisan.

Further while addressing, National Conference leadercongratulated Women Folk on the Mother’s Day. He said women have always playedpivotal role in reforming society. He said we should salute women folk forrunning the kitchens at such a time when the prices of essential items aretouching the sky and added that government is least bothered about price riseand empowering women folk.

Others who spoke and were present are Capt Purshotam Sharma,Master Parmanand, Naresh Kumar, Dr. Rajinder Sharma, Ch Mumtaz Ahmad, KuldeepSharma, Bishan Lal Sharma, Master Kewal Sharma, Naresh Kumar Sharma, Roshan LalSharma, Kuldeep Sharma, Krishan Lal Sharma, O P Sharma, Narinder Sharma, RameshChander Badani, Tilak Raj Bhagat, Harbans Lal Sabharwal, Gurnam Singh BlockPresident, Ramesh Abrol, Tilak Raj Bhagat, Janak Raj Bhagat, Sham Singh Chib,Principal Suresh Sharma, Tarsem Sharma, Master Kewal Sharma.