Amarinder writes to Modi, seeks farm loan waiver

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on June 5 urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive off loans of distressed farmers at the national level.

In a letter to Mr. Modi, the Chief Minister said that a one-time agriculture debt waiver for farmers was essential to reduce distress among the farming community and help in putting agriculture sector on a path of high growth trajectory.

“The government of India should bite the bullet once and for all,” Mr. Amarinder Singh wrote in the letter.