Narendra Tomar calls farmers' protests 'one-state' centric Enumerating a slew of measures taken up by the government to uplift of the rural economy, Tomar said, the Prime Minister has given approval to the third phase of the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana, envisaging investment of Rs 80,000 crore Joe C Mathew | December 17, 2020 | Updated 00:49 IST Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has termed the on-going farmers' protests as an "exception" and centered in "one state". Speaking at the virtual Foundation Week programme of industry chamber ASSOCHAM today he said there is an atmosphere of excitement about the new farm laws with lakhs of farmers supporting the "historic reforms" in India's agriculture sector.