Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that Haryana's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is higher than the national level as the state recorded an 8 per cent growth rate in comparison to the national level of 7.3 per cent.
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking direction to the government of India to consider the reasonable demands of the farmers who are in continuous peaceful protest and demonstration.
Speaking to ANI on the farmer's protests, the Finance Minister said, "The centre has formed a 3-member committee of Ministers and is conducting discussions and negotiating with farmers."
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday said that farming has become a loss-making occupation under the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that the PM cannot fool farmers and rural poor by paying lip service.
Questioning the feasibility of the demand made by farmers that a law be made on the Minimum Support Price (MSP), Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Friday said that farmers are being paid well for their crops under the BJP-led Centre and they received pensions for the first time since in
"The opposition is troubled when we talk about farmers. Farmers are our Annadatas. So we look into their problems. I don't think any other state has done anything to the extent we have done for farmers," the Chief Minister said.
Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Friday criticised the opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party in the state after the walkout by its members during assembly session on February 22.
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 23: In an enthusiastic gathering filled with a collective vision for a brighter economic future, over a thousand farmers from Maharashtra traversed vast distances to thank Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Their participation in the Kisan Samruddhi Mahotsa
Tewari, an MP from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib, while speaking to ANI hit out at the central government, saying that it has been now three years since it promised to make law the MSP, but failed.
Recognizing the pivotal role of education in shaping the future generations of farmers, the state also introduced the KALIA Scholarship under the scheme.