Lucknow, Feb 3 (NationPress) On Tuesday, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the India-US trade agreement. He contended that allowing American agricultural products and food grains into India's market constitutes a serious betrayal of farmers.

According to Yadav, a staggering 70 percent of the Indian populace relies on agriculture. He questioned if the BJP-led administration was intentionally undermining India's self-sufficient agricultural framework due to external pressure.

In a post shared on X, the SP president emphasized that the BJP has once again turned against farmers and demanded to know what kind of external forces prompted the government to open the Indian market to US agricultural goods.

He expressed concerns that this decision could jeopardize the livelihoods of millions of farmers, accusing the BJP and its affiliates of serving foreign interests.

Challenging the BJP’s assertions of fostering self-reliance and promoting Swadeshi values, Yadav urged the party to clarify how much “commission” they have garnered by compromising the nation’s economy.

He cautioned that this initiative would adversely affect not only farmers but also the lower and middle classes, as it is likely to give rise to a new breed of profiteers and middlemen in the agricultural sector, leading to increased prices of essential food items.

Yadav further claimed that political financing from corporate entities would exacerbate these price hikes.

He also warned that farmers’ incomes might progressively diminish, pushing them to sell their land to affluent individuals and corporations. “The ultimate goal of the BJP and its associates is land acquisition,” he stated.

Touching on the controversial Seed Bill, the SP leader labeled it as perilous for Indian agriculture and held the BJP government responsible for promoting policies favoring corporate interests over those of farmers.

He accused the government of consistently humiliating farmers by forcing them to wait in long queues for fertilizers.

Yadav alleged that the BJP profits through every aspect of the agricultural chain—from seeds and pesticides to storage, crop insurance, price determination, and procurement—thanks to commissions and middlemen.

He warned that the use of such seeds could devastate farming under Indian conditions, calling for a robust and organized resistance against this.

He affirmed that farmers, already burdened by rising costs and the issue of stray cattle, would no longer tolerate what he termed the excesses of the BJP government. “The BJP has always been, is, and will continue to be anti-farmer. Remove the BJP to save our farms, farming, and farmers,” he concluded.