The Punjab and Haryana High Court today questioned Punjab and Haryana governments on free or subsidised power on agricultural pump sets to rich farmers during the hearing of two petitions filed in public interest on the issue.
“Why free or subsidised power be given on agricultural pump sets to rich farmers?” Chief Justice Krishna Murari questioned on behalf of the Bench. The petitions filed by advocate Hari Chand Arora were seeking directions to Punjab and Haryana for exclusion of rich and affluent farmers from the scheme for providing total power subsidy for agricultural pump sets.
