New Delhi : Calling farmers the country’s “Annadatas,” he emphasized on Wednesday that discussion is the best way to address concerns.
“Earlier also we were ready for discussions, still we are ready and in the future also we will be ready. We don’t have any problem, they are our ‘Annadatas’…,” he said.
The Union Minister claimed that although fertilizer prices have increased globally, the Center has stopped the price of fertilizer and urea from rising and that the government has offered subsidies of Rs 3 lakh crore.
He added that the Center has brought Nano Urea and worked nonstop for the previous three years. He said “I want to tell you that in the 10 years of UPA, Rs 5.50 lakh crore were spent on MSP for wheat, paddy, and oilseeds. The Modi government has allocated Rs 18 lakh 39 thousand crore, which is more than 3.50 times.”