Oil palm to hugely benefit NE farmers: Modi
The Hindu
PM inaugurates a slew of projects in poll-bound Manipur, Tripura
Kicking off the BJP’s campaign in poll-bound Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a pitch for oil palm plantations while envisaging the northeast as the driver of India’s growth story.
Mr Modi said previous governments had neglected the region and alienated its people until New Delhi was brought to the doorsteps of Manipur and the rest of the northeast after he became the Prime Minister in 2014.
“After Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted his army’s flag for the first time and called it the gateway to India’s independence, the northeast is now becoming the gateway to fulfilling the dreams of New India,” Mr Modi said at a rally Imphal after inaugurating 13 projects worth ₹1,850-crore and laying the foundation stone of nine others that would cost ₹2,950-crore.