Lashing out against UP chief minister for forcibly acquiring land of farmers to help the private builders, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said Bhatta Parsol incident demonstrated that Mayawati is anti-farmer. The land is only source of income for the farmers. “Farmers’ lands are being snatched and when they ask for compensation, the government gives them bullets,” said Rahul Gandhi adding that during his visits to Bhatta Pasrsol he was told by the state government officials that those protesting for compensation were not farmers but Naxalites. “When poor people in UP demand their rights they are called Naxalites,” he said further. Highlighting the concern of Congress (I) for the farmers, Rahul Gandhi said UPA government has launched loan waiver schemes because farmers are the backbone of the country. He said under Mayawati government things are different and will not change unless she is voted out in the upcoming Assembly elections in February-March 2012.
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