Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday participated in the Tiranga Yatra in Budhni and Rehti locality of Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency and addressed a gathering of Ladli Behnas here.

The women presented a huge Rakhi to Chouhan and also tied a Rakhi on his wrist on the occasion.

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Addressing the gathering, the Union Minister said, "You have given me a lot of affection, love and blessings. The voice of Budhni and Vidisha has been raised across India. I will put my all for repaying the debt of this love. I will serve the people till my last breath because for you I am not a minister but a sevak."

Lives of women have changed due to the Ladli Behna Yojana. Women of Madhya Pradesh have already benefited from this scheme, but now it has been started in Maharashtra as well in the name of Ladli Bahin Yojana. Not only in Maharashtra but also the scheme has been started for women in several states including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Delhi. Sisters, now no one can stop you from moving ahead, he added.

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"Our roadmap to strengthen the agriculture sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has six priorities. First, increasing production followed by reducing the cost of production, giving a fair price for agricultural production, compensating for the loss caused by natural disaster, diversification of agriculture and value addition with diversification and last to promote natural farming," chouhan said.

He further added that the Street Vendor Scheme would be started in cities as well as villages, so that the villagers could also take advantage of this scheme and their life became easier.

Meanwhile, speaking to reporters, Chouhan said, "Today I have come to Budhni after a long time because I thought it was necessary to understand the work for which you (public) gave the blessing. Viksit Bharat is being built under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister has said from the Red Fort that he would work with three times more strength."

"I also thought of working with full strength for improving the lives of farmers and changing the lives of women and the picture of the village. I have engaged with my full potential in working for the same. People of the Budhni and Vidisha parliamentary constituency have made me capable of doing this work. This public is my God and that is why I have come to seek blessings of the people so that I can serve them better," Chouhan said.

"The development works of Budhni and Vidisha will keep rolling on. Public is my life and family to me. I will keep trying to serve them better," he added. (ANI)

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