BJP preparing to use PM's Bihar visit to kickstart poll campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar's Bhagalpur district to participate in a farmers' programme. He will release the 19th instalment of PM KISAN, providing over ₹21,500 crore in direct benefits to more than 9.7 crore farmers nationw...
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New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Monday to participate in a farmer's programme, BJP is preparing to use the event to kickstart NDA campaign for the year-end assembly elections.
Modi will release the 19th instalment of PM KISAN. Over 9.7 crore farmers across the country are expected to receive direct financial benefits amounting to over ₹21,500 crore.
On Sunday, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in Bihar to welcome the PM, met a group of makhana farmers to understand their problems. "This event is not just for Bihar but for farmers across the country," he told media persons in Bihar.
Modi will release the 19th instalment of PM KISAN. Over 9.7 crore farmers across the country are expected to receive direct financial benefits amounting to over ₹21,500 crore.
On Sunday, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in Bihar to welcome the PM, met a group of makhana farmers to understand their problems. "This event is not just for Bihar but for farmers across the country," he told media persons in Bihar.
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