Kerala Assembly: Opposition attacks govt over failure to mitigate agrarian distress due to climate change, stages walkout
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition attacks govt over failure to mitigate agrarian distress due to climate change, stages walkout

The Hindu  

The plight of farmers plagued by the vagaries of weather exacerbated by climate change dominated the Kerala Assembly during Zero Hour on July 9. The debate culminated in a walkout by the Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition legislators who sought to punish the government for allegedly lacking a credible climate-change mitigation plan, financial resources, or political will to provide immediate and long-term relief to lakhs of farmers laid low by recurrent droughts, floods, and wild animal raids. “SupplyCo’s failure to redeem the mounting bank debt has prompted the creditors to label hard-pressed farmers as defaulters and non-performing assets for no fault of theirs”, he said. ‘Compensation too little’ Indian Union Muslim League legislator Kurukkoli Moideen, who served a notice for an adjournment debate on the agrarian crisis, accused Agriculture department officials of failing to quantify farmers’ losses accurately. Mr. Prasad said the upcoming Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernisation project would ensure the State’s food and nutritional security.

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