Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 15 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted the state's immense potential in the fields of animal husbandry and dairy, stating that the Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan is turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision into reality.

He remarked that earlier governments did not take the possibilities in animal husbandry and the dairy sector seriously, leading to a decline in the quality of livestock despite the state having some of the best fertile land and water resources. He said that the current government’s efforts in agriculture are now visible on the ground.

‘Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan can be seen bringing to reality the vision of PM Modi. Even the immense possibilities in the sector of animal husbandry and dairy were never honestly taken forward by the previous governments. As a result, the good quality of livestock here began getting lost. UP has the best fertile land, the best water resources. It also used to have good quality livestock. But it began getting lost. Now, the result of the work done in the last 10–11 years in this sector can be seen in UP,’ Adityanath told reporters.

The Chief Minister said that work related to the development of the agriculture sector should have been prioritised in a state where vast potential in agri and agri-based sectors exists.

He asserted that the state's agriculture sector had suffered due to the negligence and what he described as the ‘anti-farmer’ mindset of previous governments.

‘The work that should have been done in a state like Uttar Pradesh, where immense possibilities related to agri and agri-based sectors are hidden, was not going forward due to the negligence of previous governments and their anti-farmer mindset. Schemes were formed for distribution among themselves. Schemes were formed to snatch tenders and the sense of benefit of farmers, youth, women, livestock rearers was lacking,’ Adityanath said.

He praised the initiatives taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014, stating that farmers in Uttar Pradesh can now feel a change in their lives.

‘Gradually, the condition of the state became deplorable. Farmers started dying by suicide... But after 2014, the sense of all-round development was taken forward by PM Modi and it can be seen as a ground reality today. We can see this even through the change in the lives of farmers of Uttar Pradesh. Today our farmers are prosperous. They don't die by suicide or migrate today,’ he said.

(ANI)