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03.08.2010
MR. CHAIRMAN : Hon’ble Member, please cooperate. Please make your point in
brief. Please conclude.
Dr. RATTAN SINGH AJNALA : Chairman Sir, I have already appealed to you to
kindly allow me to raise the grievances of Punjabis. Sir, the poor person takes
loan from money-lenders at the rate of 2%. In a single year, the poor farmer has to
pay 24% interest to the money-lender. Unfortunately, even banks have become
dens of corruption. They demand bribes from poor farmers for granting laons to
these hapless people. The entire system is stacked up against the poor farmers.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Please conclude.
Dr. RATTAN SINGH AJNALA : Sir, this is a very serious matter. The entire
opposition has spoken in one voice on this issue. The people of the country are in
a miserable condition. People are looking up to us. We are elected representatives
of the people. It is our right to raise this issue in the Parliament.
Sir, the common man is in a serious condition. He must be admitted to the
ICU. We want the patient to recover. The patient should not be admitted in the
general ward. This is a unprecedented situation. This is a grim situation. All of
us must put our heads together and bail out the common man so that we put an end
to his woes.
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