Mamata Banerjee’s ideology has destroyed Bengal, says PM Modi | TOP POINTS

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 18,000 crore as the next installment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to over 9 crore farmers.

Several central ministers, MPs, MLAs, and BJP office bearers are present among the electorate to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with farmers on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

He will also have a conversation with farmers from six different states during the event.

Here is what PM Modi said:

Govt willing to engage with even those ideologically against us; but talks must be based on issues, facts and logic: PM on farmers’ stir

Farmers had some apprehensions about new laws, but people with political agenda came in between and introduced new unrelated demands: PM

Due to our commitment towards farmers, we are ready for discussions on all their issues with an open mind: PM Narendra Modi

In many parts of the country, agreement farming has been tried. It has been done in the dairy sector. So far, have you heard that a company has monopolised the dairy industry?: PM Modi during his address to farmers

Those who remained in the govt previously for several years left the farmers on their own. Promises were made and forgotten. Due to the agriculture policies of the previous govt, the poor became poorer, was it not important to change this state of farmers?: PM Narendra Modi

Today, every farmer knows where he will get the best price for his farm produce. With these farm reforms, farmers can sell their produce to anyone anywhere. What is wrong if the farmers are being benefitted?: PM Modi

The groups who are talking about mandis, APMC are the ones who destroyed West Bengal, Kerala. There are no APMCs and mandis in Kerala. So, why are no protests in Kerala? Why don’t they start a movement there? But are only misguiding the farmers of Punjab: PM Modi

Mamata Banerjee’s ideology has destroyed Bengal. Her actions against the farmers have hurt me a lot. Why is the Opposition quiet on this?: PM Modi

The farmers of Bengal have been deprived of the benefits of the Centre’s schemes. Bengal is the only state which is not allowing benefits of the schemes to reach the farmers: PM Modi

Today, more than Rs 18,000 crores have been directly deposited in the accounts of farmers; no middlemen, no commissions: PM Modi

Vajpayee used to consider any form of corruption a national blight: PM

Some leaders are busy in furthering their own political ideology in name of farmers’ protest: PM

Some people spreading myth and lies that land will be taken away if farmers enter into contract farming: PM

Some parties pushing political agenda by opposing new farm laws: PM

Here is what farmers said:

Earlier, I used to do rice farming but I am also interested in gardening. I have planted lemons in 3 acres and guavas in 7 acres of land. We sell them in local mandis and get a good amount for it: Hari Singh Bishnoi, a farmer from Fatehabad in Haryana

So far, I’ve received Rs 10,000 under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under the new farm laws, we can now sell the farm produce to any private business/organisation. This year, I sold 85 quintal soybean to ITC: Manoj Patidar, farmer from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh during interaction with the PM

I received my Kisan Credit Card in 2019. I took an amount of Rs 27,000 on loan from the bank on a mere 4 per cent interest as compared to 20 per cent from intermediaries: Naveen, a farmer from Odisha during interaction with PM Modi

I urge you to tell farmers about the Kisan Credit Card and its various benefits which include the availability of loans at low-interest rates: PM Modi to a farmer from Odisha

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Here is what Narendra Singh Tomar said:

“Today, we can say with confidence that the entire amount will reach the farmers’ accounts directly. This will greatly benefit the farmers.”
He further said, “I appeal to the protesting farmers to end their protest and hold talks with the government. I hope they will understand the importance of the new farm laws, and the issue will be resolved soon.”

The Central Government has implemented a Central Sector Scheme, namely, “Pradhan Mantri KIsan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)” through which income support is provided to all landholding farmers’ families having cultivable land in the country, he said.

The speed at which the rollout and implementation of PM-KISAN scheme has happened is unparalleled anywhere in the world.