New Delhi: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the voters of Rampur, Badaun, and Sambhal virtually through the Jan Choupal programme.
Referring to the BJP manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh polls, he said the “Sankal Patra” will empower the poor, farmers, and youth of the state. “The Sankalp Patra is a road map for Uttar Pradesh to have a great agricultural economy,” he said.
Prime Minister said the “Mission Ganna” with an expenditure of thousands of crore rupees for construction of new sugar mills and modernization of old mills will ensure the prosperity of sugarcane farmers. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Agri Infrastructure Mission will modernize the infrastructure of the sorting and grading unit, cold chain chambers, godowns, and processing centers in Uttar Pradesh.
He said the ethanol production in Uttar Pradesh is much higher compared to five years ago. In the last five years, ethanol worth about Rs 12,000 crore has been purchased from sugarcane farmers. Biofuel factories are being set up across the state.
The 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly is scheduled to go to the polls in seven phases on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3, and 7. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
In the 2017 Assembly elections, the BJP had won a landslide victory, winning 312 Assembly seats. The party secured a 39.67 per cent vote share in the elections for 403-member Assembly.
Samajwadi Party bagged 47 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party won 19 while Congress could manage to win only seven seats. (ANI)
(With inputs from ANI)
