BJP launches farmers outreach campaign in Bengal; Nadda highlights Modi's pro-farmers face
India
Updated: Saturday, January 9, 2021, 18:09 [IST]
Kolkata, Jan 09: Amid ongoing protests over the new farm laws, BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday launched a new campaign to woo the farmers of West Bengal and said the BJP government at the centre has increased the agricultural budget six-fold and the Minimum Support Price by 1.5 times.
BJP president J P Nadda
Nadda, who launched the 'Krishak Suraksha Abhiyan' and 'Ek Mutti Chawal' (a fistful of rice) to woo farmers in the poll- bound state, said the Modi government has worked more for the farmers community than the previous governments at the centre.