More efforts to be put in from both sides for consensus: Union Minister Arjun Munda on farmers protest bignewsnetwork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bignewsnetwork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda has emphasized the need for more efforts from both sides to reach a consensus on issues affecting farmers in India. Munda is among the team of union ministers holding talks with farmer union leaders, including Food and Civil Supplies Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State Nityanand Rai. Munda highlighted the progress made in the horticulture sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi s leadership, with grain production increasing by 333 million tonnes and vegetable cultivation being very good.
On Thursday, as the farm leaders arrived for a third round of talks with the Union ministers in Chandigarh, Mann told the former: "I am your advocate”.
Putting an end to all speculations on launch of its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme envisaging 10 kg free rice for all members of BPL cardholders' families, Karnataka's Congress government on Wednesday announced that the scheme would be implemented .