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President Ram Nath Kovind along with his family members offered prayers at Varanasi s Vishwanath temple and attended a Ganga Aarti on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present on the occasion. President Kovind is on a three-day visit to the state and had arrived at Varanasi s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Saturday. He was welcomed by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath there. The President also inspected the Vishwanath temple corridor. He will pay a visit to the Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur on Sunday, the second day of his three-day visit, after attending some programmes in Sonbhadra.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the Centre s new farm laws, saying farmers will benefit
Lucknow:
Accusing the opposition of false propaganda against the new agri-marketing legislation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that those who had made laws for bringing in foreign firms are now creating a scare among farmers over local companies.
While laying the foundation stone for a statue of warrior-king Suheldev in Uttar Pradesh s Bahraich, PM Modi also said his government is trying to rectify the mistakes of the earlier regimes that had failed to honour deserving leaders.
Addressing the event through video conference, the Prime Minister defended the new farm laws, saying the reforms will benefit the small and marginal farmers .