‘Govt working on schemes to benefit farmers’: PM Modi in Haryana amid farmer protests – India News

Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Punjab-Haryana borders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Rewari on Friday and said his government at the Center is working on schemes for the “benefit of farmers”.

The Prime Minister said the Center gave a “guarantee” to farmers to get loans from banks which they had earlier refused to give. He said, “We gave guarantee to farmers to Modi… Banks did not give them loans, but we gave guarantee to farmers.”

While addressing the public, PM Modi made several attacks on the previous Congress.-Under the leadership of UPA government at the Centre. He also highlighted the achievements of his government in the last ten years, including the historic moon landing event.

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During his address in Rewari, Haryana, he reiterated “this time we will cross 400” while seeking public blessings for his third term for Bharat Nirman. third largest economy In this world.

“If the G20 summit was successful, it was because of your blessings. India’s flag reached the moon where no one else could; This happened with your blessings. In the last 10 years, India has risen from 11th position to become the fifth largest economy in the world. In my third term, I need your blessings to make India the third largest economy in the world in the coming years..,” PM Modi said.

PM Modi’s visit to Haryana is considered important before the Lok Sabha elections to be held in April and May this year. His visit comes at a time when farmers from Punjab and Haryana are protesting at the state borders and have launched a ‘Chalo Delhi’ march to put pressure on the Center to meet their demands, which have received minimal support. Also includes demand to enforce price. (MSP).

Mention of the inauguration ceremony of Ram temple PM Modi had said in Ayodhya in January, “Just a short while ago, I had the opportunity to hand over development projects worth Rs 10,000 crore to Haryana, which includes Rewari AIIMS, a new rail line and metro line and a museum…Blessings.” The glory of Lord Ram is such that nowadays I get the opportunity to be associated with such holy works everywhere…”

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Taking aim at the Congress’s decision to stay away from the Ram temple inauguration programme, the PM said, “The nation wished that a grand Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya, today the entire country is seeing Ramlala seated in the grand Ram temple.” . People of Congress, who considered Lord Ram imaginary, who never wanted Ram temple to be built, have also started raising slogans of Jai Siya Ram…”

Before his address, PM Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth over Rs 9750 crore in Rewari, Haryana.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar greeted PM Modi before his public address.

CM Manohar Lal Khattar said, “…it is a special occasion when PM Modi is among us…when you (PM Modi) were the CM in Gujarat In 2013 and people were looking at you as the Prime Minister, you started your campaign from Rewari…Today, you are fulfilling the aspiration and dream of the people of Rewari by giving them AIIMS…” ”In Gurugram The metro station project will not only help not only the people of Gurugram or the country but also the foreign companies who are here to invest… In the last 10 years, the way you have guided us, especially the Pran Pratishtha (Ram Mandir). After this, the confidence in our leadership has increased…” Khattar further said.

(with inputs from agencies)