Chandigarh, April 9
The Bhagwant Mann government should immediately provide compensation of ₹50,000 per acre to farmers for the losses caused by unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and strong winds in Punjab. These remarks were made by Ashwani Sharma, Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab.
In a statement issued from the party office in Chandigarh, Ashwani said, “According to the Punjab government’s own data, crops over 1.30 lakh acres have been damaged in the state. If proper girdawari (crop assessment) is conducted, this area may increase further.”
Sharma stated that farmers had not yet recovered from the devastation caused to the paddy crop by floods in 2025 when a new crisis had now emerged. Neither the Kharif crop yielded results nor the Rabi crop survived. This is an extremely difficult time for agriculture. Farmer organizations are also continuously demanding compensation, which needs immediate attention.
Sharma added that farmers are already burdened with debt, and the continuous cycle of crop losses is further worsening their financial condition. Therefore, supporting farmers at this time is the most urgent need.
Sharma further said that the Punjab government has adopted an easy approach—whenever farmers face any disaster, it writes letters to the Centre to evade responsibility. However, the funds received from the Centre are misused for advertisements, hoardings, and self-promotion.
