Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the protesting farmers to read a letter from Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the protesting farmers to read a letter from Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in which he sought to reassure them about the benefits of the new legislations.
Tomar’s eight-page letter to the agitating farmers was released after a meeting of the Union ministers and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and JP Nadda.
“Agriculture minister Narendra Tomar Ji, by writing to farmer brothers and sisters, has expressed his feelings and tried to engage in a humble dialogue,” Modi said in a tweet. “I urge all ‘annadatas’ [farmers] to read the letter. I request the people of the country to help this letter reach more and more citizens.”
Tomar, in his letter to the farmers, said that it was his duty to dispel misconceptions about the farming laws, which have triggered protests across the country. He also urged the farmers not to believe the “white lies” of the Opposition.
The agriculture minister again assured the farmers that minimum support price will continue and the existing mandi system will be made stronger. Tomar said that he belonged to a family engaged in farming and understood the challenges of the occupation.
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