September 30, 2020 4:30:03 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated the Ganga Avalokan Museum in Haridwar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who targeted the opposition for protesting against the new agricultural laws, said Tuesday that “these people are not with the farmer, nor with the youth, nor with the soldiers.”
Saying that they were “opposing just to oppose”, Modi said that “people who oppose and protest are becoming increasingly irrelevant to the country and society.”
Speaking at the inauguration of six projects related to the Namami Gange mission in Uttarakhand, via video conference, Modi said: “They are opposed to farmer independence. These people are now insulting farmers by setting fire to the goods and equipment that farmers love. ”Punjab Youth Congress workers set fire to a tractor near the Gateway of India on Monday.
Reiterating that the minimum support price (MSP) system will not be eliminated, Modi said: “The country has freed its farmers from many restrictions. Now the farmer can sell his produce to anyone, anywhere. But today, when the central government is giving farmers their rights, these people are protesting. “
“Aaj desh dekh raha hai ki kaise kuchh log sirf virodh ke liye virodh kar rahe hain (The country is watching how some people oppose just for opposing it),” he said.
“Today, these people are causing confusion among farmers about MSP. The MSP will be maintained and the freedom of farmers to sell their products anywhere will also be maintained. Some people cannot accept this freedom. One of their means of generating black money has ended, so they have problems, “he said.
He said the Opposition had also criticized the government on other issues, including the jan dhan scheme, GST, a rank one pension, surgical strikes, acquisition of Rafale, Unity Statue and Ram Temple. “Yeh log na kisan ke saath hain, na naujawan ke saath, aur na hee jawan ke saath (these people are neither with the farmer, nor with the youth, nor with the soldiers),” he said.
“It has become his habit to oppose everything that is happening in the country. Their only avenue in politics is the opposition, ”he said. “As time passes, these people who oppose and protest are becoming irrelevant to the country and society… A party, whose four generations of a family ruled the country, wants to fulfill its selfish interests by riding on the shoulders of others, and opposing everything related to the national interest ”, he said.
Modi also inaugurated the Ganga Avalokan Museum in Haridwar, launched a book “Rowing the Ganges” and the new Jal Jeevan Mission logo. He unveiled the guidelines for the Jal Jeevan Mission’s village panchayats and water committees, and announced a 100-day campaign to be launched on October 2 to ensure clean water connection to all schools and anganwadi in the country.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare released its latest data on the acquisition of kharif crops on Tuesday. As of September 28, the purchase of rice was 3,164 metric tons in Haryana and 13,256 metric tons in Punjab, with a total MSP value of Rs 31 million at a MSP of Rs 1,888 per quintal, from 1,443 farmers.
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