Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, MP, has urged the governments at the Centre and State to adopt farmer-friendly steps to help the debt-ridden farmers in the district.
Speaking after inaugurating various development projects in the district on Wednesday, Mr. Gandhi said the farmers were in a crisis for survival owing to the climatic vagaries and exploitation of middlemen in markets.
Issues such as increasing fuel price, anti-farmer stances of financial institutions and governments, and low prices of agricultural produces accelerated the crisis, Mr. Gandhi said.
