He was addressing a gathering here after unveiling a statue of his father, Rajesh Pilot. Sachin said the Congress government had already waived farmers' loans to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore. Many had expressed apprehension that the loan waiver would seriously hit the national economy but the Congress remained adamant on providing the much-needed relief to the farmers, he said.

The MP said if required the government would waive more loans in the future.

He said it was the farsightedness of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that had propelled the country to safer grounds even during troubled times. Farmers of the country had received huge benefits under the policies framed by the Congress, he said.

While paying tributes to Rajesh Pilot, Rohtak MP Deepinder Hooda congratulated the villagers on having installed the statue of the great political leader of the country.

Former minister Hari Singh Nalwa raised issues related to the opening of a college, the setting up of a bus stand in the village and the construction of a bridge over the Yamuna to connect Samalkha to Uttar Pradesh. Deepinder Hooda promised to take up various issues related the development of the village with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.