Tejashwi Yadav promises Bihar farmers MSP plus bonus for paddy, wheat

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday (November 4) announced that farmers would be given Rs 300 per quintal of paddy and Rs 400 for wheat as a bonus over the Minimum Support Price (MSP), if the INDIA bloc comes to power in Bihar.

Addressing a press conference in Patna, Yadav, the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition bloc, also said the heads of all Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and Primary Marketing Cooperative Societies (Vyapar Mandals) will also be given the status of “people's representatives” in the state.

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“All farmers will be given Rs 300 per quintal of paddy and Rs 400 for wheat as a bonus over the Minimum Support Price (MSP), if the INDIA bloc comes to power," Yadav said.

"Besides, we are also planning to give honorarium to managers of registered 8,400 vyapar mandals and PACS in the state, if we form the government," he said.

First phase of voting on Nov 6

The announcements come two days ahead of the first phase of voting in the state on November 6.

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The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with results set to be announced on November 14.

(With agency inputs)