Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday criticised some individuals from Maharashtra for engaging in only politics under the guise of advocating for farmers.
His comments were aimed at the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, who previously held the Agriculture portfolio in the UPA government (2004 to 2014).
Mr. Modi said that his government was committed to the empowerment of farmers and highlighted the transfer of Minimum Support Price (MSP) money for their produce directly into farmers’ bank accounts.