ITANAGAR, Sep 18: The State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha on Friday celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday as ‘Kisan Jawan Samman Diwas’ by honouring the farmers, Vir Naris and Ex-servicemen.

As part of the celebration, a delegation of the Kishan Morcha led by senior BJP leader and Agriculture Minister Tage Taki called on Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra at Raj Bhavan here yesterday and felicitated him by presenting a certificate, expressing their gratitude for his sacrifice and commitment towards the nation as a member of Indian Armed Forces.

The Governor commended the initiatives of the Kisan Morcha and said that with equal contribution of the farmers and the soldiers, India will be one of the most developed and prosperous nations in the world. He advised the delegation to work hard and commit themselves to realise Prime Minister Modi’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’.

The Governor also advised the Agriculture Minister to revamp the State Horticulture Farm, Shergaon and Farmer's Training Centre at Salari in West Kameng district and make them the best institutes of North East by conducting latest experiments and setting production targets to get the best results from these two important institutes.

The Governor also enquired about the proposed oilseed programmes and advised the Minister for taking up the productivity of oilseed in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode as it will benefit the local people under ‘Start-Up’ initiative and generate employment for them.

Earlier, the State BJP Kisan Morcha president Dunggoli Libang and national secretary Dr Sambhu Kumar informed the Governor that Kisan Jawan Samman Diwas is being observed throughout the State and Vir Naris and Ex-servicemen being felicitated. They expressed gratitude to the Governor for his initiatives in establishing the Rajya Sainik Board and for welfare measures for the ex-servicemen.