CM
inaugurates 9th Agriculture mega festival of Central Gujarat in
Limkheda:
(Information
Bureau): May, 27th:
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
while criticizing Congress led UPA Government has said, “For the past 50 years,
worshiping of “Power Chair” has been in the tradition of Congress, while in
Gujarat we have set a new trend of worshiping agriculture and by that we have led
our famers towards the destination of prosperity and happiness”. Attributing
the prosperity and all round development of Gujarat to small and medium
peasants and four lakh odd small-medium industrialists, he said, these small
farmers and medium industrialists have brought about the tremendous agriculture
and industrial revolution in Gujarat. This is the economic development model of
Gujarat.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on
Monday, inaugurated a mega Krushi Mahotsav (Agriculture Festival) of Central
Gujarat at Limkheda town of tribal dominated Dahod district. He warned Central
Government that if Centre would not chalk out any solid scheme for the development
of small peasants, agriculture sector would not prosper and farmers will be
ruined. He lambasted Union for not providing sufficient fertilizer to Gujarat’s
farmers.
Mr. Modi said, Gujarat Government
has come out with Rs. 3400 crore ambitious irrigation project to provide
irrigation water to the tribal peasants, residing on tribal belt of Umargam to
Ambaji. He advised tribal farmers to adopt modern and scientific agriculture
methods for the bright future of their children. Gujarat Government, by organizing
Krushi Mahotsav for the past nine years, has brought new revolutions in
agriculture sector, he added. Young jeans clad youth have engaged in farming
due to krushi mahotsav. “We have been organizing thousands of cattle health
camps, during Krushi Mahotsav, to ensure good health of our cattle, where
modern laser method is applied to operate upon cattle. These camps have brought
about milk revolution in our tribal area”, he said.
Earlier, he inaugurated a cattle
health camp and watched live operation on a bird there. International students
from agriculture university of Anand, innovative farmers from central Gujarat
and various organizations greeted Chief Minister with agriculture products. He
also dedicated skill development centre in Limkheda Arts College. Mr. Modi
felicitated innovative farmers and gave away awards to them for their research
in their respective fields. He released CD of E Technology package and released
books on agriculture products. Cheques worth Rs. 21.42 lakh were given away to
beneficiaries.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh
Chudasama, Agriculture Minister Babubhai Bokhiria, Forest Minister Ganpat
vasava, Minister Liladhar Vaghela, MPs, MLAs, Guardian Secretary of Dahod
Bhagyesh Jha was present.
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