Punjab opposition leader Bajwa promises large loan waiver for farmers if INDIA bloc forms govt, criticizes response to farmers' protests by Central and Haryana govt.
The ongoing agitation of farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political) has started gaining momentum in the state with khaps and farmer unions holding meetings to chalk out a strategy if the government does not agree to their demands.
The Congress has promised to conduct a caste census, loan waiver to farmers, ₹500 subsidy on gas cylinders, free education to students from KG to PG, free electricity upto 200 units, among others, if the party is voted to power in Chhattisgarh again