“In order to bring prosperity to farmers, the government has made extensive reforms and brought the new farm laws. But those who did not like progress and development of the country and happiness on the face of the farmers are misleading and provoking them,” he said, adding that mandi fees have also been reduced to just 1 per cent.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, he said, “These (Opposition parties) will not allow things to be done in the interest of farmers. The government is working in a dedicated way for the farmers and after Independence, no government at the Centre, except the one led by the BJP, has brought so many schemes in the interest of farmers.”
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LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the continuation of farmers’ protests despite the Government’s attempts to clear their apprehensions on the new agri laws shows cultivators are being “provoked and misled” by the Opposition.
“It is being said repeatedly said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will not be abolished but farmers are still getting misled on this. It is being said again and again that the ‘mandis’ will not end. The prime minister has said mandis are being connected with technology, but farmers are being misled on this as well. What kind of politics is this?” Adityanath said.
Later in the evening, the UP government said that farmers from the state “have started mobilising in support of the Central government’s agricultural Bills”.”Thousands of farmers took out a march from Muzaffarnagar to Ghaziabad under the banner of `Hind Kisan Mazdoor Samiti’ on Sunday,” a statement issued by the government read.The statement added that the march also passed through Bijnor, Baghpat and other districts before reaching the Ramleela ground in Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.
The farmers also met the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar before gathering in Ghaziabad, it added.
During the event in Ayodhya, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated 40 projects worth about Rs 90 crore these projects are in the sectors of agriculture, agriculture science and research, animal husbandry, fishery and irrigation in Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Basti, Bahraich, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Mau, Ch