Mumbai: Wrongfooted by the sudden flare-up of farmer’s protests last month, the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government has launched what it calls the Kisan Sandesh Yatra, ordering ruling party legislators to reconnect with farmers.
All 165 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including ministers, have been deployed in their constituencies and districts, to engage with farmers. Also drafted in to prepare for assembly elections due in 2018 are party cadres and ticket aspirants in those constituencies where the BJP lost in 2013.
A senior BJP legislator, who requested anonymity, said the party wanted to assess the mood of the farmers ahead of the monsoon session of the state assembly from 17 July. Read More.
All 165 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including ministers, have been deployed in their constituencies and districts, to engage with farmers. Also drafted in to prepare for assembly elections due in 2018 are party cadres and ticket aspirants in those constituencies where the BJP lost in 2013.
A senior BJP legislator, who requested anonymity, said the party wanted to assess the mood of the farmers ahead of the monsoon session of the state assembly from 17 July. Read More.