PM Modi Criticizes Lalu Yadav Over Fodder Scam, Questions Commitment to Farmers’ Welfare

PM Modi Criticizes Lalu Yadav Over Fodder Scam: Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister, on Monday, targeted the Bihar government under Lalu Prasad and asserted that the NDA government has always kept farmers' welfare in focus.

PM Modi, while addressing a rally in Bihar's Bhagalpur, took an indirect dig at Lalu Prasad and said, "Those who can 'eat' fodder of animals, can never change the situation for the farmers."

"Be it at the centre or at the state level here under the leadership of Nitish ji, welfare of farmers is priority for NDA government," PM Modi said.

"I have always maintained that poor, 'annadata', youth and women are four pillars of democracy," PM Modi said in Bhagalpur.

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These governments have never made farmers and their welfare a priority, said PM Modi. "Whether it is the Congress or 'jungle raj' people, the problems of farmers don't matter to them. Earlier when there was flood or drought or hailstorm, these people used to leave the farmers to fend for themselves. In 2014, when you blessed NDA, I said it will not work like this. The NDA government launched Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, under which claims worth Rs 1.75 crore have been given to farmers in times of disaster," PM Modi said.

#WATCH | Bihar | PM Narendra Modi says, "Earlier when there were floods, droughts, and hailstorms, these people (previous governments) used to leave the farmers on their own. When you blessed the NDA in 2014, I said this would not work. The NDA government created the 'PM Crop… pic.twitter.com/0NX7RkSX0H

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While launching the 19th installment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi payment, more than Rs 22,000 crore was transferred into the accounts of 9.8 crore farmers across India.

"Nearly 22,000 crore rupees have been sent to bank accounts of farmers across the country in a single click. As soon as I clicked the button, I saw people checking their mobile phones to confirm money transfer, and I could see the happiness in their eyes... The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi installment released today includes 75 lakh farmer beneficiaries from Bihar as well," PM Modi said.

VIDEO | People gather in large numbers as PM Modi launches several development projects in Bhagalpur, Bihar.

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The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, was onstage with PM Modi as a coalition partner.

"When we formed the government for the first time in 2005... what was the situation here, the situation was so bad that people avoided going out of their house in the evening. There were Hindu-Muslim altercations. The condition of education, health systems was bad. Condition of roads and electricity supply were in bad shape. Even in capital Patna, power supply was only for eight hours," Nitish said.

"Now, there is no fear in the state, brotherhood and peace prevail in the region. Tremendous work has been done in fields like education, health, roads, electricity, water supply," the CM added.

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