Shimla, May 20 -- BJP MP from Shimla parliamentary constituency and former state party president Suresh Kashyap on Wednesday accused the Himachal Pradesh government of adopting "anti-farmer policies" by withdrawing the additional Rs 50 subsidy on DAP and NPK fertilisers, alleging the move would burden farmers.
Kashyap termed the withdrawal of the subsidy a "direct betrayal" of farmers and said the Congress government had once again demonstrated that it was unconcerned about the interests of farmers, orchardists, and the rural economy.
He said farmers in the state were already facing multiple challenges, including natural disasters, rising input costs, increasing fuel prices, labour shortages, and erratic weather conditions. In such circum...