Intervening in the debate on the agrarian situation in the country, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also hit out at the previous UPA dispensation for issuing over 460 ordinances during its tenure compared to about ten by it.
The land ordinance was re-issued after much deliberations, he said, adding that the previous UPA dispensation "had issued 462 ordinances, while this government has come out with hardly 10".
He specifically sought to respond to the issues raised by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi just before him accusing the Narendra Modi government of ignoring the interest of farmers.
"Rahul babu, you (Congress party) were in power for 50 years and we have been in power only 9-10 months," Naidu said, as he listed out various measures taken by the government to help farmers, especially those affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms.
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He said the government would "seriously consider" the recommendations of the Swaminathan panel on agriculture and stressed the need to increase agriculture output and spend more on R&D activities.
"We need to seriously look at the issues faced by farmers ... Everybody needs to work together to address the current problems faced by farmers. ... We have to put all our heads together to find everlasting long term solutions," Naidu said.