Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday claimed that the compensation announced by the BJP-led state government for the flood-hit farmers is "woefully inadequate".
Addressing a press conference with Congress state president Chaudhary Udaybhan, Hooda said: "Announcing only Rs 7-15,000 compensation per acre is a mockery of farmers as their standing crops have been destroyed. They have suffered a loss of about Rs 1 lakh per acre... Despite this, the government is announcing compensation less than the cost of fertilisers. Farmers should get at least Rs 50-60,000 per acre compensation."
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