"T For Tomato": In Bengaluru, PM Modi Says Farmers His "TOP" Priority | Read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there has been a 180 per cent increase in the allocation for Karnataka after the BJP-led NDA government came to power in the centre. The money, however, has not been passed on by the state's Congress government, he said. He also outlined the party's plan for the state, which includes a suburban railway for Bengaluru, bonanza for farmers and reiterated Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's budget promise of putting men in hawai chappals (slippers) in haiwai jahaaj (airplanes). The Prime Minister also continued his pitch to the farmers, who have been one of the key focus areas in the recently announced Union budget. The BJP, he said, has given "TOP" priority to the farmers, he added, explaining, "by TOP, I mean Tomato, Onion, Potato". (Video Courtesy: DD News)