Union Agriculture Minister takes a dig at Robert Vadra

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Published on: 2 Jun 2016 1:03 PM GMT
Union Agriculture Minister takes a dig at Robert Vadra
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Jhansi: Taking a dig at Congress, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said that the Centre will provide solatium to the state government but not to ‘son-in-law’.

“The Centre is working to provide relief to the farmers. We are providing compensation to the state government instead of giving to ‘damaad ji’,” said Singh in a press conference in Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh.

Centre working for Bundelkhand:

  • Government has increased subsidy on sesame and lentil crops.
  • Ex-gratia amount on farmer committing suicide increased to Rs 4 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh.
  • A fund of Rs 1123 crores has been provided to Uttar Pradesh government for ponds and other schemes.

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