Guwahati: Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora paid respect to farmers and former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on the occasion of National Farmers’ Day or Kisan Divas on Friday.
Taking to twitter, Atul Bora said, “Greetings to our farmers on National Farmers Day. I pay my deepest tribute to the great farmers’ leader and former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, who worked tirelessly for the welfare of farmers throughout his life, on the occasion.”
It should be noted that on December 23, the nation celebrates Kisan Divas to honour our farmers, who are the foundation of our nation.
The day was chosen to honour the fifth Prime Minister of India Choudhary Charan Singh.
Singh was known as Kisan Leader wrote books on farmers and their problems and offered numerous remedies to enhance their quality of life across the nation.
The leader also unveiled a number of farmer welfare programmes.
Kisan Divas was established by the government in 2001 in honour of Charan Singh’s birth anniversary.