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Farmers thanks Raje for power tariff hike rollback

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Feb 20 2017 | 6:07 PM IST
Farmers today expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for providing them relief by rolling back hike in tariff on agriculture power connections.
Farmers from various parts of the state visited the chief minister's residence and expressed thanks saying lakhs of farmers of the state have got a major relief with the decision of the state government taken on Saturday.
One of the excited farmers, Kailash Chaudhary, offered his turban to the Chief Minister, who said it was the government's responsibility to take care of the farmers.
The farmers expressed their sentiments also by performing folk dance and playing traditional musical instruments at her residence.
In a major relief for the farmers, the state government had on Saturday announced to roll back the hike in power tariff for agriculture connections .

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First Published: Feb 20 2017 | 6:07 PM IST

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