Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)
Narendra Modi in Varanasi LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi on Tuesday to launch the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. This initiative aims to provide financial benefits totalling over ₹20,000 crore to more than 9.26 crore farmers across the country. Additionally, PM Modi will distribute certificates to over 30,000 self-help groups trained as Krishi Sakhis, who will act as agricultural extension workers. …Read More
The event is jointly organized by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government.
This marks one of PM Modi’s initial actions after beginning his third term in office.
The event will include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and various state ministers.
Later in the evening, around 7 PM, Modi will attend the Ganga Aarti ceremony at Varanasi’s Dashashwamedh Ghat. Following that, he will visit the Kashi Vishwanath Temple at 8pm.
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June 18, 2024 1:57 PM
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Narendra Modi in Varanasi LIVE: People gave vote of no-confidence in PM, says Congress
On the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first event in Varanasi after the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress criticized him. They said the voters in his constituency showed no confidence in him because he narrowly defeated his Congress opponent after trailing behind in several rounds of counting. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also raised nine questions to the prime minister about various issues affecting his constituency. Ramesh specifically questioned why the river Ganga remains polluted despite the government spending ₹20,000 crore on the Namami Gange project.
