BJP Kisan Morcha pitches for promoting millets
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 10 2023:
BJP Kisan Morcha national president and MP Rajkumar Chahar visited Manipur for two days and interacted with farmers and state BJP leaders including chief minister N Biren Singh.
Chahar was accompanied by BJP Kisan Morcha national general secretary Dr Sambhu Kumar and national vice president Pran Kumar Das and the team strongly called for widespread plantation of different varieties of millets in the state.
Apart from discussing problems and ways to improve socio-economic condition of state's farmers, MP Rajkumar Chahar and his team advised state officials and farmers to do proper planning for plantation of millets in the state.
After his arrival in Imphal on January 9, Rajkumar Chahar and his team visited Oinam village under Oinam assembly constituency and held an interaction programme with farmers at the residence of Ch Angou of Oinam Awang Leikai.
Later, the team also met BJP state functionaries including district and Mandal leaders at Ihambal Shanglen, wherein young progressive farmers and women progressive farmers were encouraged with presentation of gifts.
The team also met chief minister N Biren and BJP Manipur Pradesh president A Sharda Devi at their respective offices and discussed about welfare of farmers of the state.
In view of declaration of the year 2023 as 'International Year of Millets by the United Nations', Rajkumar Chahar and his team advised BJP Manipur Pradesh Kisan Morcha president Ch Ibohal to do a proper planning for widespread plantation of millet varieties.