He said the lab-to-land gap between science and farmers has to be reduced. ''We are continuously making efforts to ensure timely delivery of correct information from scientists to farmers. Krishi Vigyan Kendra is also making many efforts in this direction,'' he added.
He said that another team has also been sent to Nellore region of Andhra Pradesh to nab those who indulged in violence.
In a post on 'X', he said appropriate legal proceedings will be done against those responsible in this matter.
The meeting between the farmer union leaders and the government ended in a stalemate on Monday with no common ground in sight.
A 35-year-old farmer was critically injured allegedly after being shot at by unidentified men in Athaula village of Punjab's Jalandhar district on Sunday, police said.
The humiliation meted out to farmers by police who treat them as petty criminals even as Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao claims that his government was farmer-friendly drew widespread condemnation from farmers’ organisations and the Opposition Congress.
Apart from focusing on increasing the income of the farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government also plans to establish them as 'entrepreneurs'. This will not only increase their income but also provide more employment opportunities to the youth.
The RKPA has also implored the government to not get swayed by the anti-farmers lobby and have requested the Chief Ministers of all 28 states and 9 Administrators to ensure execution of the reform in their respective states
The farmer was admitted to the Malda Medical College and Hospital in critical condition. The bank authorities and the family of the injured farmer, both have lodged written complaints at the police stations concerned.
The Congress General Secretary spent around 40 minutes and assured the family that she would not only raise the issue at appropriate forum but would also help in whichever way she could.
