Narendra Modi in UP LIVE Updates: Wait for Water Over Now, 4 Lakh Will Get Drinking Water, Says PM Modi in Mahoba

PM Modi Launches Simulation Training for NCC Cadets | On the birth anniversary of Rani of Jhansi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a national programme of simulation training for NCC cadets with the aim to scale up simulation training facilities for all the three wings of NCC.

Jhansi: PM Narendra Modi launches the National programme of simulation training for NCC cadets with the aim to scale up simulation training facilities for all the three wings of NCC pic.twitter.com/yLIMruu8sV

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 19, 2021

PM Modi Receives Sword from NCC Cadet | Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects to the statue of Rani of Jhansi at Jhansi Fort today. He also received a sword to honour the occasion by female NCC cadets. (Image: PIB/video grab)

PM Modi at 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv' in Jhansi | For the three-day Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv to mark the birth anniversary of Rani of Jhansi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Jhansi Fort amid an airshow by the Indian Air Force and he is received by all three chiefs of staff of the armed forces. 

📡LIVE NOW 📡

Prime Minister @narendramodi attends ‘Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv’ in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Watch on PIB's🔽

YouTube: https://t.co/OC6e0y8d6I
Facebook: https://t.co/ykJcYlvi5b https://t.co/Odo7kmLGc8

— PIB India (@PIB_India) November 19, 2021

PM Modi in Jhansi, Big 'Aatmanirbhar' Boost for Armed Forces | In a massive boost to 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be handing over India-made light combat helicopters, drones and UAVs to the armed forces during his visit to Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. He earlier addressed a public meeting in Mahoba as part of his Bundelkhand tour and promised four lakh drinking water connections in the region, which is heavily deprived of potable water resources. This comes ahead of 2022 assembly election in the state. 

Arjun Sahayak Irrigation Project Inaugurated in Mahoba | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Arjun Sahayak' irrigation project in Mahoba today. The irrigation project, worth Rs 2,600 crore, is set to benefit farmers in Mahoba, Hamirpur and Banda districts. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had claimed that farmers’ lives in Banda, Hamirpur and Mahoba will change once this project is introduced. The project on Dhasan river will provide irrigation facilities to 1.5 lakh farmers in 168 villages.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 'Arjun Sahayak Project' in Mahoba pic.twitter.com/1U2G3AWBOT

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 19, 2021

PM: No Secret How Bundelkhand's Forests Were Handed Over to Mafia | PM Modi said it was no secret how the forets and resources of Bundelkhand were handed over to the maifa. "Now that the BJP-ruled government in UP is running over the mafia with bulldozers, some people are raising a hue and cry. But no matter how much trouble these people create, the work of development of UP, of Bundelkhand is not going to stop."

PM: For First Time Bundelkhand is Seeing a Govt Working for its People | PM Modi said for years development schemes had not been completed in Bundelkhand, and that now people of the region were seeing a government working for them for the first time. Previous governments did not get tired of looting UP, but we are ensuring that we don't get tired of bringing development in the state, he added.

PM: Those Who Ruled Delhi, UP Never Worked for Development of Bundelkhand | Prime Minister Modi said the land of Bundelkhand blessed Lord Ram when he went into exile. But earlier governments mistreated Bundelkhand, he added. "Earlier governments looted Bundelkhand and benefited their families. Earlier governments were not at all concerned that Bundelkhand was deprived of water."

PM: Wait for Water Over Now, Over 4 Lakh will Get Drinking Water | Adressing a large rally in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Over 4 lakh people will get drinking water, the wait for water is over now."

PM Modi in Mahoba | At a public meeting in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Mahoba is a witness to how we (the BJP-ruled government at the Centre) have brought the closed-door rooms of Delhi to every nook and corner of the country in the last seven years."

Reacting to PM Modi's announcement to repeal the three farm laws, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said, "Watching him, I thought of the family of Daljit Singh, one of the farmers who died. I wondered what they were thinking - the son of a minister in the Modi government crushed him, the family must be thinking the Prime Minister never came to visit them, the minister still shares stage with the PM, and today the PM is apologising ? The elections are approaching  - surveys show the BJP is on a weak footing... that is why they are doing this."

PM Modi to Arrive in UP's Mahoba Shortly | The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Mahoba and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, to launch multiple development projects worth over Rs6250cr today. One of the projects he will inaugurate is 'Arjun Sahayak' to help alleviate problem of water shortage for farmers in Mahoba. 

With reference to the annoucement of repealing the three farm laws, Union Agricultural Minister NS Tomar said, "PM Narendra Modi had tried to bring changes in agriculture with these reforms. But due to some situations, some farmers objected. When we took path of discussions and tried to explain to them, we couldn't succeed. So on Prakash Parv, PM decided to repeal farm laws. It is a welcome step. He has also said that a committee will be formed on Zero Budget Farming, MSP, crop diversification issues. The committee will have Centre, State Govts, farmers, scientists, economists. It will submit a report over making MSP effective and transparent and other issues."

Eye on Small Farmers & Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP Govt Takes the Big Step on Three Farm Laws | The death of protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri—west Uttar Pradesh’s gateway to Avadh—fronted the state’s agrarian concerns regarding the Centre’s contentious farm laws. What started as protests in west UP, to draw the state government’s attention to its inability to hike the state advisory price or SAP for sugarcane growers (until chief minister Yogi Adityanath increased it by Rs 25, his first in four years) and express solidarity with their counterparts in Punjab and Haryana, segued into a larger subject of agrarian distress across the state after the Lakhimpur Kheri tragedy. Read the full story here.

Farm Laws Explained: What Are the Three Agri Legislations and Why Farmers Opposed Them | In September 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three ‘Agriculture Bills’ that were earlier passed by the Indian Parliament, which then became acts. These Farm Acts are as follows:

1 - Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
2 - Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
3 - Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020

Read the full story here.

Farm Laws Repeal: BKU's Rakesh Tikait Refuses to Call Off Protests Despite PM Modi's Announcement on Rollback | Rakesh Tikait, the leader of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), on Friday said his outfit will not withdraw the farmers’ protest immediately but will instead wait for the controversial farm laws to be repealed in Parliament as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day. Read the full story here.

Hope Govt Draws Lessons to Not Bypass Parliament: Cong Leader Anand Sharma on Repeal of Farm Laws | Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma welcomed the repeal of the three farm laws and hoped the government draws lessons to not bypass Parliament and meaningfully engages with the opposition before enacting laws with farreaching consequences. "Truth and justice has prevailed and the farmers' protests vindicated. Had the government not bypassed Parliament scrutiny and excluded stakeholders from consultations, the pain and suffering of the farmers and the loss of lives could have been avoided," he said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the agri laws.

'Farmers' Sacrifice Paid Dividends': Amarinder, Sidhu, Other Top Leaders React as Modi Govt Repeals Farm Laws | The stunning announcement received reactions from every end of the country. Opposition parties have congratulated the protesting farmers for their “victory" after PM Modi’s decision. The protest against the farm laws has been ongoing at the borders of the national capital, and across the country, for over a year now. Read the full story here.

Key Highlights of Narendra Modi's Address to the Nation on Farm Laws: 'Apologise if Some Farmers Did Not…' | In a major announcement ahead of a slew of state elections next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government would withdraw the three farm laws that had triggered massive protests by farmers across India. Read the full story here.

Farmers from Haryana, Punjab and some parts of Uttar Pradesh have been camped at Delhi borders for almost a year now, demanding that the government withdraw the three laws — The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti working president KTR invoked Wael Ghonim's quote "The power of people is always greater than the people in power" to congratulate the farmers.

“The power of people is always greater than the people in power”

Proved once again by the Indian farmers who got what they demanded by their relentless agitation 👍

Jai Kisan Jai Jawan#FarmLawsRepealed#TRSwithFarmers#FarmersProtest

— KTR (@KTRTRS) November 19, 2021

The Trinamool Congress tweeted "Jai Kisan" as a crisp response to the Centre's move to withdraw the three farm laws

Jai Kisan!

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) November 19, 2021

Rakesh Tikait, the national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union, said that farmers' protests won't be immediately withdrawn and will continue until the three agricultural laws are repealed in Parliament. 

आंदोलन तत्काल वापस नहीं होगा, हम उस दिन का इंतजार करेंगे जब कृषि कानूनों को संसद में रद्द किया जाएगा ।

सरकार MSP के साथ-साथ किसानों के दूसरे मुद्दों पर भी बातचीत करें : @RakeshTikaitBKU#FarmersProtest

— Rakesh Tikait (@RakeshTikaitBKU) November 19, 2021

More reactions of Opposition leaders pour in. Congress leader tweets a 6-month old video where he told the media that the "Centre will be forced to take the farm laws back" and congratulated the protesting farmers.

देश के अन्नदाता ने सत्याग्रह से अहंकार का सर झुका दिया।
अन्याय के खिलाफ़ ये जीत मुबारक हो!

जय हिंद, जय हिंद का किसान!#FarmersProtest https://t.co/enrWm6f3Sq

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2021

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said that the withdrawal move of the farm laws is "in the right direction" and called it a "historic success" of the farmers' protests.

Repealing of black laws a step in the right direction …. Satyagrah of Kisan morcha gets historic success…. You’re sacrifice has paid dividends…. Revival of farming in Punjab through a road map should be the top priority for the Pb govt ….accolades

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) November 19, 2021

Captain Amarinder Singh congratulated the Prime Minister

Great news! Thankful to PM @narendramodi ji for acceding to the demands of every punjabi & repealing the 3 black laws on the pious occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti. I am sure the central govt will continue to work in tandem for the development of Kisani! #NoFarmers_NoFood @AmitShah

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 19, 2021

PM Modi in his LIVE Speech Today said: The goal of the three farm laws was to empower farmers, especially small farmers, he said. The agriculture budget has risen by five times with over Rs 1.25 lakh crore being spent annually, Modi said. He also highlighted his govt's measures to benefit small farmers. "I have experienced farmers' difficulties, challenges from very close quarters in my five decades of public life," the prime minister said.

Recap of PM Modi's Live Address | Addressing the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the prime minister said the three laws were for the benefit of farmers but "we couldn't convince a section of farmers despite best efforts". 

PM Modi LIVE | Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year.

Farmers' Protests to Complete One Year on Nov 26 | On November 26, the farmers' protests would have marked the first anniversary of their relentless agitation against the Centre's three farm laws. To mark the occasion, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) had decided to hold nationwide rallies on November 26. A general body meeting of the SKM had asked the farmers from Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to assemble in large numbers at the borders of Delhi on the day.