Argus News - Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Pays Tribute To Former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh On Farmers' Day

Bhubaneswar, Dec 23: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, which is marked as Kisan Diwas or National Farmers' Day.

The Union Minister also extended greetings of Farmers' Day to all the farmers of the country.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Pradhan said, " Humble tribute to the 'messiah' of farmers, former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary and greetings to all the farmers on the Farmer's Day."

"To make farmers self-reliant, many future-oriented changes are being made in every sector from seed to market. The dream of prosperity of farmers that Chaudhary Saheb had seen, is being fulfilled by today's new India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he added.

किसानों के मसीहा, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री चौधरी चरण सिंह जी की जयंती पर उन्हें सादर नमन और किसान दिवस पर सभी अन्नदाताओं को अनेकों शुभकामनाएं।

किसानों को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने के लिए बीज से बाज़ार तक हर क्षेत्र में कई भविष्योन्मुखी परिवर्तन किए जा रहे हैं। चौधरी साहब ने किसानों की समृद्धि… pic.twitter.com/UJN1UAaGnP

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 23, 2023

Born on December 23, 1902 in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Chaudhary Charan Singh became the fifth Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980. He championed the farmers' cause and is credited with shaping several farmer-friendly policies.

Chaudhary Charan Singh continued to voice the problems of farmers for a lifetime and worked for their welfare and the country will always remember his contribution.

Read: National News

December 23 is observed as the Kisan Diwas or Farmers' Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the 5th Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.