Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the agriculture reforms introduced by the government will attach farmers directly to the market and "send middlemen out of the system".

The agriculture reforms will give a direct advantage to farmers. They will be directly connected to the market and the middleman will be out of the system. The farmers of eastern Uttar Pradesh will also be benefitted from this... the prime minister said while launching various projects for his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi via video-conferencing.

Emphasizing various schemes launched by the government, PM said under the Swamitva scheme, farmers will be given property cards, which will help them get loans, It also facilitates to end "game of grabbing their properties". He said Varanasi is witnessing all-round development in all sectors and this is giving a new distinctiveness to the city. Starting his address in Bhojpuri with "Har Har Mahadev", the prime minister appreciated the people of Varanasi for their "social unity" in fighting against the Covid pandemic. He hailed the farmers of Purvanchal, saying even during the pandemic, they worked hard in their fields and are witnessing good crops.

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