Farmer has the power to extract gold from soil: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
Raipur. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed ‘Kisan Mahakumbh’ in Raipur today. I congratulate all the people of Chhattisgarh. You have ended the misrule of Congress by forming a clear majority government of BJP in the assembly elections. The result is that Chhattisgarh, which had fallen off the track of development, is back on track within a hundred days. Today, a new BJP government with the resolve of a developed Chhattisgarh is working under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, a tribal. This Chhattisgarh was created by BJP and only BJP has the power to improve it.
Chhattisgarh is called the rice bowl. The power of the farmer, the hard work of the farmer has the power to extract gold even from the soil. Therefore, our government stands shoulder to shoulder with the farmers of the entire country.
During Modiji’s rule, about twenty-five crore people have come out of the poverty line. Niti Aayog is saying this, not me. Once more government is formed at the Centre, we will not allow even a single person to remain below the poverty line. At present, the prices of fertilizers are very high in the world but our Modiji did not let it affect the farmers. For the same bag of urea for which you pay less than Rs 300, American farmers have to spend more than Rs 3000. Now our government has given a new identity to coarse grains. Prime Minister Modiji also eats coarse grains, I also use it. Last year, when the G20 summit was held in India, even the world’s leading leaders ate food made from coarse grains. In the year 2014, the agriculture budget was only Rs 25 thousand crores, which has increased to Rs 1 lakh 25 thousand crores. Similarly, in 10 years, easy loans from banks were increased by 3 times for farmers. So far, farmers have paid premium of Rs 30 thousand crore under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme. In return, he has received a claim of Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
