Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday that a compensation policy is already in place for high-tension power lines passing through farmers' fields.
He made these remarks when Australian High Commissioner Philip Green paid a courtesy call on him at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Congress said on Wednesday that the soybean and cotton farmers have been left to fend for themselves under the Mahayuti government in the state.
"Foodgrain production witnessed a record increase due to good production of rice, jowar, and maize," an official statement said.
He said that the government has become "a U-turn expert".
The announcement by the Chief Minister came days after the Supreme Court on August 26 referred the freebies case to a three-judge bench while saying that the issue of freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns requires extensive debate.
When farmers participate in production with standard processes, their products will be consumed by large corporations and businesses at higher prices.
After receiving training from the Himachal Pradesh government under Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana (PK3Y), participants have made significant progress toward changing their identity from farmers to entrepreneurs.
The Delhi Police has also increased the security forces and barricaded the Singhu border which is located in North-West Delhi and Ghazipur border.
The farmers are scheduled to stage their protest in Delhi on Monday, for which they have now started to arrive in the city.
