In a striking act of protest, a farmer from Rajasthan's Nagaur district sowed Rs 500 notes in his field after being denied crop insurance compensation. The video, recorded by the farmer himself, has since gone viral on social media, drawing attention to the challenges faced by farmers in the wake of natural calamities.
Mallaram Bawari, a resident of Deoria Jatan village, had taken a loan of Rs 1 lakh from a bank to cultivate cotton on his farmland. However, excessive rainfall this season caused a water pond in his field to overflow, leading to complete waterlogging and the destruction of his entire cotton crop. He was left with a meagre Rs 4,000 worth of produce.
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Despite having insured his crop, Bawari claims that no compensation was provided. He filed a complaint on the insurance company's toll-free number but alleged that no official ever visited his field to assess the damage. Frustrated with the system's inaction, Bawari resorted to a symbolic protest - sowing Rs 500 currency notes in the field that once held his failed crop.
"My act was a symbolic protest against the disappointment I've faced from government schemes and officials," said farmer Mallaram Bawari. "Excessive rain caused the water pond in my field to overflow, submerging the entire area. The cotton crop was completely destroyed due to prolonged waterlogging," he added.
