Farmers Movement Archive

‘Javadekar should have spoken about Mhadei’

Panaji: Union minister Prakash Javadekar should have spoken about Mhadei and Mollem, said Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte on Monday after launching a new harvesting machine for farmers in Socorro. “Javadekar came to Goa to speak about the farm bills. How much he interacted with the farmers during his visit, we cannot say. But he did interact with a few and took their opinion. However, it was his responsibility to speak about the Mollem issue, the environment and Mhadei,” he said. A new harvestor was launched by Khaunte for Sai farmers’ club in Porvorim. “About 12 years ago, there were only about 50 farmers in Porvorim. However, over the past decade a farmers’ club was formed and various initiatives have been taken up for them,” Khaunte said. He also said that farmers have been provided with a tractor in the past and he encouraged the farmers to motivate the next generation to take up agriculture. He also urged farmers who lost their crop to heavy rain to apply for compensation.

The Times of India

2020-10-06

Goa