NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 25
Amid the ongoing protest by farmers at Delhi borders, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday alleged that although the Congress failed to take care of the cultivators when it was in power, the party was now shedding crocodile tears for them.
ભારત દેશ કૃષિપ્રધાન દેશ છે. ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટી માને છે કે ખેડૂત સુખી તો ખેતી સમૃદ્ધ, ખેતી સમૃદ્ધ તો ગામડું સમૃદ્ધ, ગામડું સમૃદ્ધ તો જ શહેર સમૃદ્ધ થશે અને દેશ પણ સમૃદ્ધ થશે.#PMKisan pic.twitter.com/oHB2l24VGN
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) December 25, 2020
Addressing a function here on the occasion of Good Governance Day, Rupani said Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured that farmers get sustainable prices for their farm produce.
He alleged that the previous Congress government harmed the farmers by stalling the Sardar Sarovar Dam project in Gujarat for seven years.
ગાંધીનગર ખાતે માનનીય પૂર્વ પ્રધાનમંત્રી સ્વ. શ્રી અટલ બિહારી વાજપાઈના જન્મદિને ઉજવાતા 'સુશાસન દિન' નિમિત્તે કિસાન કલ્યાણ કાર્યક્રમ તથા કૃષિ વિભાગની વિવિધ યોજના અંતર્ગત રાજ્યકક્ષાનો સહાય વિતરણ કાર્યક્રમ યોજાયો હતો. #PMKisan pic.twitter.com/8q32uMBGp4
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) December 25, 2020
“The Congress is shedding crocodile tears for farmers now. Why did Congress not permit to install gates on the dam for seven years? You let the water of Narmada went into the sea when farmers needed that water to save their crops. It all happened when you were in power (before 2014),” Rupani said.
He added that PM Modi was permitted to install the gates on the dam on the 17th day of assuming office.
Rupani said the BJP government in Gujarat has implemented many pro-farmers schemes till now, including the SAUNI Yojana to fill the dams of Saurashtra region with excess Narmada water, Sujalam Sufalam canal irrigation scheme for north Gujarat, and Kisan Suryoday Yojana to provide electricity to farmers during day time.
“Our PM regularly increases the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various agricultural produce to make sure that farmers get sustainable prices. This year, groundnut was procured at Rs 1,100 (per 20 kg) in Gujarat. Farmers never got such a price in the past,” Rupani said, adding that the state government had approved a compensation package of Rs 3,700 crore for farmers hit by excess rain this year.
During the event held at Mahatma Mandir, the prime minister’s address to farmers was also aired live on large screens after Rupani’s speech.
