Muktsar (Punjab) [India], July 11 (NT): Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi  addressed a Kisan Kalyan public meeting in Punjab's Muktsar district.

PM Modi in his address lashes out opposition as saying "In the last 70 years, most of the times the party which our farmers placed their faith in did not recognize their hard work. Only promises were made to farmers, and party worked for the interest of only one family": PM Modi in Punjab's Malout

This rally of Modi came in the wake of a recent hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Kharif crops.

  PM Modi asserted that Farmers from Punjab have an invaluable contribution in the growth of India's agriculture sector. He acclaimed people of Punjab for their rigorous efforts in defence also.

On a related note the rally jointly be held by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Malout. According to BJP source, SAD chief Sukhbir Badal and other important leaders were present at the rally.

Modi-led-Central Government on July 4 nodded the Union Minister Arun Jaitley’s proposal in the Budget 2018  to hike MSP by 50 per cent for 14 Kharif crops for the year 2018-19.

MSP is termed a price at which the government buys crops from the farmers, to look after agriculture producers from the decrease in farm prices. (NT)