Bhubaneswar: Recognising the farmers’ efforts on ‘National Farmers’ Day’, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended his greetings to the farming community.
Taking to his micro-blogging site Twitter, Odisha Chief Minister wrote, “I extend my heartfelt greetings to all the farmers who provide food for the World. The contribution made by farmers for the progress of the society is incomparable. On this occasion of Choudhury Charan Singh Jayanti, I offer my prayers and extend my respects to the farmers’ role in the society.”
ବିଶ୍ୱକୁ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଯୋଗାଉ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ କୃଷକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଜି ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟ କୃଷକ ଦିବସରେ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। କ୍ଷୁଧାମୁକ୍ତ ସମାଜ ଗଠନରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଅବଦାନ ଅତୁଳନୀୟ। ଏହି ମହତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅବଦାନକୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଜଣାଇ କୃଷକ ଦିବସ ଭାବେ ପାଳନ ହେଉଥିବା ପୂର୍ବତନ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଚୌଧୁରୀ ଚରଣ ସିଂହଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। #KisanDiwas pic.twitter.com/vC21tiljVQ
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 23, 2018
Every year Dec 23, the National Farmer’s Day in India, also known as Kisan Divas in Hindi, is celebrated on the birthday of the 5th Prime Minister, Choudhary Charan Singh. Singh was a farmer’s leader, who introduced many policies to improve the lives of the Indian farmers.
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