Narendra Modi defends farm laws, attacks Opposition for misleading farmers

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Narendra Modi defends farm laws, attacks Opposition for misleading farmers

Narendra Modi defends farm laws, attacks Opposition for misleading farmers

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Published 25 Dec 2020

Amid the farmers' agitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday transferred more than Rs 18,000 crore to over nine crore beneficiary farmer families with the push of a button. Defending the farm laws, Modi said some people were misleading the farmers.

This is the seventh instalment under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme --...

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