Haryana’s double-engine sarkaar will work at 3 times the speed in 3rd term: PM Modi in Panipat

Addressing a gathering after launching the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ of the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), Modi said the double engine government has been working for the welfare of farmers with honesty.

“In the first two terms of the BJP government in Haryana, the farmers got more than Rs 1.25 lakh crore as MSP. After formation of the government for a third time, the farmers of paddy, bajra, moong have been given Rs 14,000 crore as MSP. As much as Rs 800 crore have been given to the drought affected farmers,” he said.

The PM, however, did not speak on the ongoing agitation by Punjab farmers at Haryana’s borders since February 13 demanding a legal guarantee for the MSP of their crops. The farmers, who had announced a foot march to Delhi to press for their demands, suspended it on Sunday after some of them sustained injuries in teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel at Shambhu border point.

Modi, meanwhile, said India is moving forward with the resolution of Viksit Bharat by 2047, but to achieve it, many new sources of energy are needed.

“Nari Shakti (woman power) is one such source of energy,” Modi said. “Why does Modi get so much affection from mothers and sisters? Ten years back, crores of women did not have a toilet. Modi made more than 112 crore toilets. Ten years back, crores of women did not have a gas connection. Modi gave them free Ujjwala connections. The gas cylinders were made cheaper. We began supplying water to the homes through taps”.