He further alleged that due to an "emergency fund shortage," aid for families of farmers who died by suicide was cancelled (and only restored after pressure from the Opposition)
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for neglecting farmers and said that he wants to break the 'Chakravyuh' of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
"What was done to our wrestlers? They were made to sit on the road, they kept protesting. The Prime Minister did not have even have five minutes to meet them. And then you all saw what happened in the Olympics recently. You are the people who fight, you have self-respect. You are fighting ag
Meanwhile, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chauhan also met CM Mohan Yadav at CM residence in the state capital on Monday and held discussions for welfare of farmers in the state.
Uttarakahnd CM Pushkar SIngh Dhami on Monday said that BJP will register win in Haryana polls for the third time. Hitting out at Congress for 'graft', he siad Congress has just the done the work of looting the state and is fighting polls on the ideology of corruption and nepotism. He said o
Speaking to ANI, DK Aruna said, "The Joint Parliamentary Committee is conducting a touring meet, initially it was conducted in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and today we are in Hyderabad. On Monday we will go to Chennai and after that Bengaluru in the first phase. The committee will tour other state
Ahead of the polling in Haryana on October 5, Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel said that people of Haryana have decided to vote the BJP out of power, which has misruled the state for 10 years.
Ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday said that the residents of Haryana have faced challenges for the past decade and whether they are farmers, wrestlers or soldiers, they are all determined to bring about a change.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong attack on Congress in poll-bound Haryana, accusing it of speaking "lies" to people, corruption and "betrayal" of farmers, and said the BJP government in the state has worked for all sections of society.
Apple growers in Sopore called for government support through cold storage facilities, trade tax waivers, and subsidies on quality pesticides ahead of the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Gurbachan Singh Chhaba on Friday suggested the government should come up with a permanent solution on the stubble-burning issue and said that no farmer wants to burn stubble but they are helpless.