Congress General Secretary Kumari Selja claimed on Sunday that Haryana’s farmers are drowning in debt due to the ineffective policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
"Agriculture has long been the backbone of Haryana's prosperity, but due to the policies of the BJP government, farmers in the state are increasingly sinking into a debt trap," she said.
The Congress MP from Sirsa said official figures confirm that "the average debt per farmer family in Haryana has crossed ₹1.83 lakh".
In a written reply submitted in the Haryana Assembly by the government last year, as of September 30, 2025, the outstanding agriculture loan against 25,67,467 farmers in the state is ₹60,816 crore, Selja said.
She alleged that under the BJP's "double-engine government", input costs in agriculture are consistently increasing, whilst farmers are not receiving the full benefits of the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Furthermore, she claimed adequate compensation is not being provided during natural disasters, and landless farmers remain highly vulnerable. These circumstances, she said in a statement, have turned farming from a profitable occupation into a source of distress.
Selja argued that farmers and youth are the real strength of Haryana, but the current government's policies have pushed farmers deeper into debt while driving young people towards unemployment, substance abuse, and migration.
The Congress MP demanded the state government formulate a concrete farm debt relief plan, ensure effective MSP for all crops, provide time-bound compensation in cases of natural disasters, and announce a special package for small and landless farmers. She asserted that Congress will continue to fight for the rights and interests of farmers and youth.
Separately, Selja has written to the Haryana Chief Minister regarding johad (pond) lands in several gram panchayats under the Nathusari Chopta block in the Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency. She noted that local representatives informed her that the current physical status of pond lands in many villages differs from what is recorded in revenue documents.
The letter points out that past records no longer match the ground reality, causing practical difficulties for villagers and adversely affecting land use, irrigation, livestock management, and rural development schemes. She requested that the departments concerned be directed to conduct a fresh physical verification and survey of johad lands in these panchayats, and that necessary corrections be made to the revenue records to prevent future disputes and maintain balanced water conservation systems.
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