Those opposing agri-related Bills anti-farmer: Yogi

September 26, 2020 20:42

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said those opposing the Centre's agriculture-related Bills are "anti-farmer".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to double the income of farmers and the Bills have been passed with this aim in mind, he said, addressing BJP workers at a school auditorium in Jaunpur.

The chief minister said the legislations will free farmers from the grip of middlemen and provide them with an option to sell their produce as per their choice.

The opposition is misleading people but they will not be allowed to succeed, he said, terming those opposing the Bills as "anti-farmer".

Without taking names, the chief minister in Deoria said: "Those who exploited farmers and mocked migrants... those who don't know whether sugarcane is grown on land or trees are pretending to be warriors of farmers and labourers."

-- PTI

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