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" !"# $ % Roy said, “The Prime Minister is saying only half truth by claiming that the he Government is all set to ours after Prime Minister State Government is blocking Tlaunch the vaccination HNarendra Modi blamed the Prime Minister Kisan drive for Covid-19 across the rime Minister Naredra the Trinamool Congress and Samman funds… the fact is country and has planned a dry PModi, in his mega-out- the Left Front for doing great we only want to get the funds run in Andhra Pradesh, reach to farmers, on Friday disservice to farmers’ cause by channeled through the State Assam, Gujarat, Punjab next said his Government is ready their recent acts — like refus- Government…the Centre week. to talk with them on all issues ing Central Kisan Samman must not bypass the federal The detailed checklist has with an “open mind” on “facts Nidhi funds for their aid and norms…if it does so then been prepared by the Union and logic” and not on the inciting farmers’ protest in where is there a need of a Health Ministry and shared basis of the “lies spread by them questions on the con- produce anywhere in the coun- Delhi — the Bengal ruling State Government to be in with the four States to guide Opposition parties”. tract-farming and its “benefits”. try, including through “man- outfit and Left parties hit back place.” them in the dry run planned He claimed that new farm He asked farmers not to be dis”. Modi said like in all sec- in equal measures. Earlier the Prime on December 28 and 29 as a % !,- !'()! ! laws offer “all alternatives” and “misled” by the “lies” of the tors, modernisation in agri- Taking on the Prime Minister while delivering a step to prepare before the &% “gateways” to the farmers to Opposition parties looking for culture is the need of the time. Minister, senior TMC leader speech singled out Bengal actual vaccination takes off. sell their produce and increase “jari booti” (panacea) to res- He said it is six-month Saugato Roy said it is the saying the TMC Government According to the Ministry, entries in Co-WIN to vaccine The dry run will also income. urrect their “falling political since new farm laws have come arrogance of the Central and the Left Front were ruin- each State will plan the dry run receipt and allocation to include testing for cold storage Speaking to the farmers of graph”. into effect and “not a single Government and the PM ing the future of the farmers. in two districts. Preferably this deployment of team members, and transportation arrange- six-States, Modi strongly Squarely blaming those mandi has been closed”. himself and not the Bengal He alleged that the State will be in different session mock drill of session sites with ments for Covid-19 vaccine, backed agricultural laws and with political agenda for the Modi said the Centre is Government which was hin- Government was blocking type settings, for example, dis- test beneficiaries to reporting management of crowd at the gave enough indication that deadlock in the Government’s willing to resume the dialogue dering the flow of Central the passage of the Kisan trict hospital, urban site, pri- and evening meeting. session sites with proper phys- though he was ready to remove talks with protesting farmers, on all farmers-related issues, Kisan Samman Nidhi funds. Samman funds. vate health facility, rural out- Over 2,360 participants ical distancing. any “fault” in them, his the Prime Minister said the even with those staunchly reach. were trained during national An important focus of the Government has no rollback protest which started with opposed to his Government as “This exercise will enable level training comprising State dry run will be on manage- plan as demanded by the agi- demand for guaranteeing long as the talks are based on is also being used now for end-to-end mobilisation and immunisation officers, cold ment of any possible adverse tating farmers on the outskirts Minimum Support Price “issues, facts and logic.” opposing many existing poli- testing of Covid-19 vaccination chain officers, IEC officials, events following immunisa- of Delhi. (MSP) has now moved to seek- He asserted that an over- cies. Though the Prime process and check the usage of development partners, etc. tion (AEFI). In addition, “Don’t mislead by lies of ing release of those accused of whelming number of farmers Minister did not name any par- Co-WIN in field environ- As on date, the State-level adherence and management of others and think on facts,” violence and making highway across the country have wel- ticular group, he made sever- ment,” the Ministry said. trainings had been completed infection control practices at said Modi and alleged that that toll-free at the behest of the comed the new laws and are al references that appeared It would also enable link- in all States and UTs with par- the session site, to prevent the agitation was being fuelled Opposition parties “who are already reaping the benefits, aimed at Left-affiliated outfits ages between planning, ticipation of more than 7,000 disease transmission. by Opposition parties. firing from the shoulders of and listed out the BJP’s victo- and other Opposition parties. implementation and reporting district level trainees, except “The mock drill will Modi said TMC-ruled innocent farmers”. ry in panchayat elections He said those with politi- Noida: Thousands of farmers mechanisms and identify chal- Lakshadweep which will con- include concurrent monitoring West Bengal, which is “block- “You would have seen that across States, in which farmers cal agenda are not letting farm- from UP gathered in Noida lenges and guide the way for- duct it on December 29. and review at the block and ing” cash benefits to farmers in when the agitation started were the main voters and ers engage in dialogue with the on Thursday on the call of the ward prior to actual imple- Cascading down, 681 dis- district levels, and preparation the State coming from the their demand was about MSP including in areas surrounding Government to address their Kisan Sena, a farmers’ union mentation, including improve- tricts (49,604 trainees) have of feedback to be shared with Central schemes, is supporting guarantee. They had genuine protest sites. concerns. supporting the new farm laws, ments that may be required in completed the training of the State and Union Health farmers protest. issues because they were farm- “Despite that, farmers Thousands of farmers, even as the Bharatiya Kisan the envisaged process. Medical Officers on opera- Ministry. The Left-ruled Kerala ers. But then those with polit- across the country have whole- mainly from Punjab, Haryana Union (Lok Shakti) which is This will also provide a tional guidelines. Vaccination Detailed checklist has been which has already done away ical ideology took over,” he heartedly welcomed agricul- and parts of Uttar Pradesh, are demanding withdrawal of the hands-on experience to pro- team trainings have been com- prepared by the Union health with the APMC “mandi sys- said. ture reforms. I assure you that camping on various Delhi bor- legislations dubbed this farm- gramme managers at various pleted in 1,399 out of 17,831 Ministry and shared with the tem,” is also doing the same. Defending new laws, the I will not let you down,” Modi ders for almost a month to ers’ faction as “Jaichand” — levels and will include activi- blocks and planning units. It is four States to guide them in the Modi interacted virtually Prime Minister said they allow said. The Prime Minister protest against the three farm after the 12th century ruler ties from the necessary data going on in the other blocks. dry run,” added the Ministry. with the farmers and asked farmerd freedom to sell their alleged that the farmers’ protest laws. came to be known for treason. . % $ % !! 31. Mohapatra is currently Kumar Jena, who is serving as # serving as the Development Additional Chief Secretary in & $ Commissioner and holding the Revenue & Disaster P additional charge as Working Management Department and $ $ Chairperson of the Shree Special Relief Commissioner, Jagannath Temple was appointed as the Administration (SJTA, Puri. Development Commissioner- the strain of the virus. Four Outgoing Chief Secretary cum-Additional Chief persons, who have returned to Tripathy was appointed as Secretary to the Government. mid the spread of new the State from the UK under- uresh Chandra Mohapatra Chairman of the Western Astrain of Covid-19 virus in went Covid-19 test in Cuttack Swas appointed as the State’s Odisha Development Council the United Kingdom, a four- to detect the new variant of new Chief Secretary on Friday. (WODC) besides being desig- year-old girl child, who had coronavirus. Range IGs and DIGs and senior The Government also appoint- nated as the Principal Advisor returned here from that coun- They underwent RT-PCR officers of various police estab- ed the 1986-batch IAS officer to Chief Minister on Regional try on December 20, has test- test. If required, the genome of he 62nd annual Senior lishment would attend the as the Chief Development Development, Tourism, ed positive for the virus, an offi- the coronavirus would be TPolice Officers’ Conference event.Chief Minister Naveen Commissioner. Mohapatra will Agribusiness and Industry. cial of the Bhubaneswar sequenced. They have been of the State would be held from Patnaik would address the vale- replace incumbent Chief With Mohapatra being elevat- Municipal Corporation (BMC) quarantined and have no Covid December 27 to 30 on a virtu- dictory session of the confer- Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, ed to the Chief Secretary post, said on Friday.