August 12, 2025 10:54 PM

Farm leaders hail PM Modi’s ‘Farmer-First’ trade stance, back govt against foreign pressure

Farmer leaders from across the country on Tuesday expressed strong support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to resist foreign pressure in trade negotiations, calling it a historic move to protect the interests of cultivators, livestock rearers and fishermen. At a meeting held at Subrahmanyam Hall, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, attended by Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary, senior ministry of...