Trying to double farmers' income by 2022: PM Modi
Modi said this after attending a cattle fair in Shahanshahpur in Varanasi as he is on the second day of a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh.
The prime minister, along with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, was present at the cattle fair. He even congratulated the UP government for organising such a fair, which he thinks "will benefit the farmers".
"Many farmers who hesitate to take care of the animals, will be able to do from now," the PM said.
The Prime minister, in his first visit to the state since Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s big win in the 2017 assembly election, emphasised on cleanliness.
He stated cleanliness, which he sees like a "worship", is the responsibility of every citizen in the country.
Illustrating the benefits of the cleanliness, Modi said: "Cleanliness will actually relieve farmers from monetary pressure which comes during diseases."
Apart from farmers' issue and cleanliness, the Prime Minister, took up the issue of open defecation in the country and stated how his government is trying to stop it with an aim to reach out to the girls and women of the state, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Modi draws a parallel between the toilet and respect for women in his 30 minutes speech. "Toilet means respect for girls and women."
The fourth issue which he brought up, while addressing the huge gathering, was the government's scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) which aims to build houses for poor people.
Highlighting the benefits of the scheme, the Prime Minister, attacked the former state government which was run by the Samajwadi Party (SP) under chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
He claimed the SP-led UP government, which suffered a crushing defeat in the 2017 assembly election, were "reluctant to build houses for poor".
"The central government asked the then UP government to send the number of people whose houses are to be built but they were reluctant. Later, the government sent a list of only 10,000 people," the PM said.
"After Yogi Adityanath became the CM of the state, we got applications of lakhs of people to build the houses," Modi added.
The Prime Minister, who is also an MP from Varanasi, congratulated Yogi Adityanath for successfully running the UP government in the first six months.
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