Sir Chhotu Ram understood farm issues: M Venkaiah Naidu
Tribune News Service
Gurugram, September 19
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today called for developing an integrated approach towards rural economy to ensure income security for farmers.
Lauding farmers for not letting the country down even during the trying times of Covid, he emphasised that our objective should be the overall and holistic improvement of rural society.
Olympians & Paralympians honoured
- M Venkaiah Naidu honoured state players and medal winners of the Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics. Prize money of over Rs27 crore was distributed among 19 Paralympians.
- Congratulating the players, the CM said for the first time, the state had decided to give Rs50 lakh each to the players who finished fourth in the Olympics and Paralympics.
Naidu was in the city today to release five volumes of “Sir Chhotu Ram: Writings and Speeches” of Sir Chhotu Ram, whom he credited with major agricultural reforms in undivided Punjab.
“Improving the quality of life in rural areas will be a true tribute to revolutionary visionaries like him. Taking lessons from our past experiences, we must regularly revisit and renew our strategies on agriculture and rural development,” he said.
Addressing the gathering, Naidu lauded the efforts of the Haryana Academy of History and Culture for documenting the works and suggested that copies of the publication should be available in public libraries and Panchayat Ghar.”
Sir Chhotu Ram worked tirelessly to bring reforms in the agriculture sector and free farmers from the exploitation of money lenders. He was the first person to visualise the Bhakra Nagal dam on the Sutlej, the Vice-President said. He was a farmer’s son and had deep understating of farmers’ problems, he added.
