Gujarat Agriculture Minister: ‘Patidars and Kolis are happy, so are farmers and Dalits … All content with BJP govt’ | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express

Raghavji Patel, who is contesting from Jamnagar Rural, says the biggest achievement of his brief ministerial tenure is that he did not have to face “a single agitation”. Departments handled by his ministerial colleagues have seen protests by employees in recent months.

A six-time MLA, Patel is contesting his 11th Assembly election from Jamnagar Rural. In a wide-ranging interview talks about his ministerial tenure, farmers’ issues, Patidar votes, and more.

Excerpts:

The first and foremost achievement is that not a single agitation has been launched against my agriculture department. I am happy that farmers are getting remunerative prices for their produce and, whenever required, we have procured enough crops from farmers at minimum support price (MSP) in a transparent manner. I have not allowed a single incident of irregularities to happen. We are giving farmers up to Rs 3 lakh of crop loans without any interest and the honourable Prime Minister also credits Rs 6,000 every year directly to their bank accounts through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana. We are ensuring compensation to farmers quickly if their crops get damaged due to any natural calamity. Thanks to all this, I firmly believe, farmers, cattle herders and those rearing cows are very happy with my brief tenure as a minister and with my Chief Minister and you will see it reflect in this election.

I am a farmer myself and I am fully aware of issues bothering farmers. Whenever a natural calamity has struck, I have stood by people. I have personally visited affected areas, assessed ground realities and in consultation with officers decided the extent of damage and how we can help the farmers. I am happy that our Chief Minister has given me ample support hence we have been able to pay people enough compensation in a timely manner.

We import much of the diesel we consume. If the import cost is high, it is going to be costly in the domestic market. This is an international phenomenon not limited to India. Similarly, we import raw materials for fertiliser and their prices have skyrocketed after the Russia-Ukraine war. Therefore, it was obvious that farmers would have to shell out more money. However, the Prime Minister took a firm decision that farmers should not be burdened with the increased prices of fertiliser. Therefore, whatever rate hike fertiliser manufacturers proposed, the Centre enhanced the subsidy component to that extent.

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