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MSP hike a cruel joke on farmers: Punjab CM

Chandigarh, Sep 21 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday termed the Centre’s ''paltry'' hike in MSP of Wheat and five other Rabi crops as a cruel joke on the farmers amid their growing apprehensions about abolition of the MSP regime following the passage of the new Agriculture Bills in Parliament.
“This is callous. They have made a mockery of the farmers’ protests over the Farm Bills, which by all accounts will eventually pave the way for ending the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system and abolish the Food Corporation of India,” the Chief Minister said.
He said if the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre thought it would appease the agitating farms with this trifling hike they clearly did not understand the situation. "You can’t just throw crumbs at someone who may be on the verge of losing his livelihood as a result of your shameful actions," he told the Union Government.
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