Addressing India's distressed farmers directly from Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday vowed not to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until all farms loans have been waived.
In a stinging attack on what he described as crony capitalism, Rahul said the government has turned a blind eye to the loans given to 15 top industrialists of the country, including Anil Ambani, but has made no effort to alleviate the woes of farmers in the last four years.
'We promised to waive loans in 10 days. In two states, we did it in six hours,' Rahul told reporters outside Parliament. Yesterday, hours after taking oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath had signed a file that promises to write off loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for the state's farmers.
'We will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until loans of all farmers are waived,' the Congress president said.