‘UPA Govt Rejected Swaminathan Committee Recommendation’: Shivraj’s Response On MSP Draws Oppn
The Congress on Friday alleged that Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan evaded a direct reply regarding the introduction of a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), accusing him of delivering a "jalebi" instead. An uproar erupted as Shivraj Chouhan told Rajya Sabha that the Modi government was awaiting a report by a committee on minimum support prices (MSP) and it would make a decision when views are received.
Opposition parties, led by the Congress, disrupted the Rajya Sabha proceedings, expressing dissatisfaction with Chouhan's response on the matter.
"The Swaminathan Committee recommended the support price by giving 50% profit on the cost, but the UPA government rejected it," the Agriculture Minister said during the Question...