Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan assembly, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, on Monday demanded resignation of State Agriculture Minister Tayyab Hussain for his alleged administrative negligence which had led to largescale destruction of Soyabean crop. Soyabean crop worth Rs 300 crore, covering an area of about four lakh hectares, was infested in Kota, Bundi, Bayana, Jhalawar and Chittorgarh districts, Shekhawat said in a statement. He accused that the state government of failure to take any remedial measures to save the crop despite repeated requests from farmers, the former chief minister said.
The government neither provided insecticides to farmers nor ensured quality of pesticides available in the market resulting in huge monetary loss to soyabean growers, he said.
“The agriculture minister also failed to visit the affected areas and neglected his duties. He has no moral right to continue in office,” He said.
Shekhawat also demanded action against erring officials and asked the government to write off loans taken by the farmers for soyabean cultivation and compensate their losses. Meanwhile, the state government has sanctioned Rs 40 lakhs towards measures to save soyabean crop, an official release said.

Bureau Report