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NO party except Congress cared for welfare of farmers: Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka asserted that no political party in the country, except the Congress, has genuinely worked for or cared about the welfare of farmers.
Bhatti said, "Only the Congress has implemented transformative initiatives for farmers—from building multi-purpose irrigation projects and providing free electricity, to ensuring minimum support prices and facilitating bank loans.
Landmark programmes like the Green Revolution were also pioneered under Congress leadership to double agricultural productivity."
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