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One group of ex-babus asks farmers to continue their stir, another cautions them against it
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Last Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 05:16 PM IST
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Former UP Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh said the Centre and state government have taken several steps in the recent past to help farmers join the mainstream and contribute to the development of the nation while benefiting from the government s farmer-friendly policies.
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A group of retired bureaucrats from Uttar Pradesh Thursday appealed to farmers protesting against the three central farm reform laws to end their agitation saying the laws are in their interest. The retired bureaucrats, including former UP Chief Secretary Atul Gupta, also appealed to the farmers not to be misled by any misinformation campaign unleashed by some vested interests against the farm laws .
Now retired UP bureaucrats urge farmers to end agitation
By IANS |
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Thu, Mar 11 2021 16:51 IST |
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Former UP bureaucrats come in farmers support. Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, March 11 : A number of former bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh have now appealed to the protesting farmers to end their agitation as the new farm laws are in their interest.
This comes a day after some former bureaucrats had announced their support to the farmers agitation.
In a signed statement, the former bureaucrats have called upon farmers not to get misled by the misinformation campaign unleashed by some vested interests against the farm laws and to try to understand the motive of the government behind the laws and the benefits it has for the farmers on their own.
Agri and food companies on Monday hailed the decision to hike farm credit target and increase allocation for the agriculture ministry in the Budget, saying this will help in boosting farmers income and overall growth of the sector. Asserting that the government is committed towards farmers welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed 10 per cent hike in the farm loan disbursal target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and introduced an agri infra and development cess of up to 100 per cent to create post-harvest infrastructure for improving farmers income. The minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to APMCs for augmenting infrastructure facilities.