Congress Leaders Accuse Agriculture Minister of Misleading Parliament

Congress MPs Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh have submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Rajya Sabha. They accuse the minister of making misleading statements and incorrect assertions regarding the Swaminathan Commission report and the pricing of DAP fertiliser and urea.

In a significant move on Tuesday, Congress MPs Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh formally submitted a notice to the Rajya Sabha seeking to move a privilege motion against Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Congress leaders allege that the minister deliberately misled the House by making incorrect assertions during a discussion on the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

The notice, addressed to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, highlights the alleged inaccuracies presented by Chouhan on August 2. According to the congressmen, the minister falsely claimed that the previous Congress-led government under Manmohan Singh had not implemented the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, despite evidence to the contrary under the NDA-BJP regime.

The leaders further allege that Chouhan misstated the facts regarding the pricing of DAP fertiliser and urea, presenting figures that contradicted documented data provided by the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. The move to censure Chouhan is framed as a necessary step to uphold the House's integrity.