Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Feb 2: BJP has decided to organize mega rallies of farmers titled 'Kissan Sammelan' under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in four states including Karnataka. The party wants to do away with the 'anti-farmer and pro-industrialists' tag Congress party has been trying to attach to it.

In Karnataka, Modi would be addressing a farmers' rally on February 27.

National general secretary of the party, Arun Singh, addressing a press conference held in Bhubaneswar on Monday February 1, informed that huge rallies of farmers would be organized at four places, and Modi will take part in them. "The first rally would be held at Bhopal on February 18, second on February 21 at Bargarh, Odisha, third on February 27 in Karnataka, and the last one on February 28 in Uttar Pradesh," he explained.

Singh said that Modi intends to discuss issues bothering agricultural operations with farmer leaders at these rallies, and try to understand the problems faced by them. He also will gather details of benefits farmers have reaped out of different schemes implemented by the central government, Singh stated.

Karnataka state BJP president and MP, Prahlad Joshi, has welcomed Modi's decision to organize a farmers rally in the state, at a time when suicides by farmers has hit the state hard. He said that the spot of the rally will be decided soon by the state unit of BJP.