Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted the difficulties farmers had been facing in Uttar Pradesh. He said that sugarcane farmers were not getting their dues from the state government. “Shri Modi said, “Sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh complain that their dues aren’t settled. What stops Akhilesh ji from giving them their due?”  He highlighted that the BJP, in its manifesto had kept farmers’ welfare at its core and would settle all dues within two weeks. He further added that BJP, if voted to power, would also waive off loans of small farmers.