21-Feb-2024 12:51 PM
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Bengaluru, Feb 21 (Reporter) Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has enough time for Mann-ki-Baat but does not have time to listen to Kisan-ki-Baat.
The way they have put up blockades on the borders of Delhi goes to show that the government is not willing to resolve the issues of the farmers, he said.
"The Prime Minister has enough time to congratulate celebrities; he has enough time for Mann-ki-Baat but does not have the time to listen to Kisan-ki-Baat," he told reporters here.
He made these comments when asked about the ongoing farmers' protest.
Kharge said that just giving Dr. MS Swaminathan Bharat Ratna does not mean the central government has solved the problems of the farmers, and he alleged that the government has not bothered talking to them.
"The central government does not care about the farmers. Just giving Dr. MS Swaminathan Bharat Ratna does not mean that they have solved the problems of the farmers. The farmers have welcomed the decision of the Bharat Ratna but are demanding that the recommendations of Dr. Swaminathan be implemented in letter and spirit. And the government has not even bothered talking to them," he said...////...