Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhry Charan Singh on his death anniversary and said that the great farmer dedicated his entire life to the welfare of the farmers and laborers. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, the chief minister said that he truly believed that the country’s path to development is through the streets of the village.
‘Farmers must be given top priority‘
The chief minister on Monday said that the former prime minister gave the topmost priority to the ‘annadata’ farmers.
‘Chaudhary Saheb believed that the country’s path to development is through the streets of the villages. And the ‘annadata’ farmer is the basis of the village’s growth and prosperity. The farmers must be given top priority,” he said.
‘Double-engine govt working toward interest of farmers‘
Heaping praises on PM Modi, the UP CM said that the state’s double-engine government is working towards the interest of the farmers.
“The farmers of UP are getting maximum benefits of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana, ad Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi in the country. So far, more than Rs two lakh and twelve thousand crore cane price have been paid to the farmers,” he said.
The CM also shared that the Chhaprauli Sugar mill, the workplace of former PM Chaudhry Charan Singh, was also renovated and revitalized by the double-engine government.
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