PM targets Oppn, tells farmers: new laws will free you, don`t be misled
(WorldNews India)

Hailing the passage of two farm Bills in Lok Sabha Thursday as a “historic day for the country in the field of agricultural reforms,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tore into the Opposition Friday for “spreading lies” and “misleading” farmers on the legislation. Speaking via video link at a ceremony to inaugurate new rail lines and electrification projects in Bihar and dedicate the Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the nation, Modi said: “Some people who ruled this country for decades are attempting to mislead farmers on this issue.” His remarks came a day after Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the SAD – her party is one of the oldest allies of the BJP – resigned from the government in protest...