Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as National Farmers Day for his efforts to empower farmers.
Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said that farmers feed the world and they are the backbone of a nation.
“Farmers feed the world and they are the backbone of a nation. Humble tributes to former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, celebrated as National Farmers Day, Kisan Diwas for his efforts to empower farmers”, the CM tweeted.
Farmers feed the world and they are the backbone of a nation. Humble tributes to former prime minister #ChaudharyCharanSingh on his birth anniversary, celebrated as #NationalFarmersDay–#KisanDiwas for his efforts to empower farmers. pic.twitter.com/F5L5OZIhnc
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 23, 2020
India observes National Farmers Day or Kisan Divas on December 23 every year to mark the birth anniversary of fifth Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh.
Choudhary Charan Singh, regarded as a farmer’s leader, introduced many policies to improve their lives.
He was born in Noorpur of Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur. He served as the Prime Minister of India between July 28, 1979 and January 14, 1980. People refer to him as the ‘champion of India’s peasants.
The government had in 2001 decided to mark Charan Singh’s birth anniversary as Kisan Diwas.
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