NEW DELHI, June 18: The Congress on Tuesday took a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the “recycling” of headlines preceding the release of the 17th installment of PM-KISAN, asserting that the funds are not some “prasad” being bestowed on farmers but their legitimate right.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh pointed out that as soon as the “one-third Pradhan Mantri” assumed office on June 9, headlines declared that the very first file he signed was to release the 17th installment of PM-KISAN. “Today again the headlines scream that the ‘one-third’ Pradhan Mantri will release the 17th installment of PM Kisan. This is how headlines keep getting recycled,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
“The non-biological PM is not bestowing some prasad on kisaans. It is their legitimate right and entitlement,” the Congress leader added.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, on Tuesday, marking his first visit after assuming office for a third consecutive term. During this visit, he will participate in the PM-Kisan Samman Sammelan and release Rs 20,000 crore as part of the income support scheme for over 9.26 crore farmers.
Following his swearing-in as prime minister for the third time, Modi signed his first file authorizing the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi. Continuing this commitment, he will release more than Rs 20,000 crore to around 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer, according to an official statement.
