Farmers' Fair Opens at Gandhi Maidan

Amidst the presence of thousands of farmers from across the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday inaugurated the Kisan Mela at Patna's Gandhi Maidan and gave away high-quality seeds of wheat, dal, and chana to the farmers.Kumar, in his keynote speech, once again reiterated his dream of having a food item from Bihar in each and every single kitchen or dining table of the nation."This is not a daydream; it is quite achievable if we continue to follow the guidelines as set in the Agricultural Road Map as devised by our administration," he said adding Bihar would achieve its goal of 'Rainbow Revolution' by 2015 making the state self-sufficient in food production while also emerging as one of the largest exporters of rice, wheat, and other staple items to other states.The Chief Minister also admonished the cold storage owners in the wake of thousands of kilograms of potatoes going bad prompting the Opposition leaders to wage a war on the Nitish government for being 'reckless' and 'ignoring the interests of the farmers'."We will take harsh actions against all cold storage owners for failing to protect potatoes thus causing immense financial loss to many farmers," Kumar said.Taking a shot at the Opposition leaders, the Chief Minister said that he had no intention of getting into a shouting match with his opponents who, he said, had nothing much to do but to oppose every move of the ruling government."I will continue to work for the people of Bihar without worrying about my distracters. It is not that I cannot give them a befitting reply; it is just that my goal is to put Bihar back on the path of development after what my immediate predecessors did to our state," he said.Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and Agriculture Minister Nagmani were also present at the occasion.