"Government of India organised a program at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on Telangana Formation Day. After the formation of the state, under the leadership of PM Modi, we stood with the people of the state at every step," Reddy told ANI.
Kisan Sampark Abhiyan saw the participation of 1.78 lakh farmers in Jammu and Kashmir in the first six rounds of the programme which began on April 24, said officials.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that Khap representatives will meet President Droupadi Murmu and the Central Government regarding action over the wrestlers' protest.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy disbursed financial assistance to farmers for the fifth consecutive year under YSR Rythu Bharosa - PM Kisan on Thursday at Pathikonda in Kurnool district, an official statement said.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national president Naresh Tikait on Tuesday arrived in Haridwar, where wrestlers have gathered to immerse their medals in river Ganga as a mark of protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations.
Showing his unwavering stand with the wrestlers amid their protest, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that the farmers are also ready to get arrested.
In view of protesting wrestlers' call for women Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament building in the national capital, the members of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee were stopped at Ambala border by police on Sunday.
During the meeting, Lt Governor directed the bank officials and administrative officers for seamless coordination at the district level for the effective implementation of the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) and 100 per cent saturation of benefits under Kisan Credit Card a
Jammu and Kashmir government has recorded enthusiastic registration of farmers across all districts of the UT under 'Daksh Kisan', a first-of-its-kind hybrid skilling programme designed exclusively for the farming community, said an official statement.
Farmer leader and national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh Tikait said that just like the 'Farmers Protest', this protest will also go on for very long.
The ambitious target of reaching out to farmers in each and every Panchayat of the UT has been envisaged under the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan in the next 4 months. The exercise which commenced on April 24 is scheduled to conclude on August 31, 2023.
Wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for over 10 days demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh and his sacking from the post in the light of allegations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers.