PM Modi, Kharge on Same ‘Millet-only’ Lunch Table After BJP, Oppn Spar Over ‘Dog’, ‘Mouse’ Remarks

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday hosted a “millet-only” lunch for all of the MPs withinside the Parliament premises to mark the “International Year of Millets” in 2023, a unique initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who additionally attended the lunch in conjunction with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and different MPs from throughout celebration lines.

The lunch occasion became held hours after BJP and Opposition individuals sparred over sure comments made via way of means of Kharge in Rajasthan’s Alwar, with treasury bench individuals looking for an apology from him for the “foul” comments. However, Kharge refused to achieve this whilst retaining that the BJP had no function withinside the country’s freedom struggle. He insisted that the comments had been made outdoor Parliament and have to now no longer be mentioned withinside the House.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi stated, “As we put together to mark 2023 because the International Year of Millets, attended a luxurious lunch in Parliament in which millet dishes had been served. Good to look participation from throughout celebration lines.”

As in line with sources, unique cooks had been added in from Karnataka to make specialities like ragi idli and ragi dosa and rotis had been comprised of ragi and jowar and served to the MPs to sell millet-consuming culture. Other meals objects encompass bajra and jowar khichdi, and bajra kheer.

The United Nations has declared 2023 because the International Year of Millet (IYOM). The Indian authorities notified millet as a nutritious cereal in April 2018 and millet has additionally been blanketed withinside the ‘Poshan Mission’ campaign.

Under the National Food Security Mission (NFMS), a nutritious cereal factor for millet is being applied in 212 districts of 14 states. Asia and Africa are the number one manufacturing and intake centres of millet crops, and India, Niger, Sudan, and Nigeria are the number one producers.

Earlier withinside the day, right fitness related to millets and sports activities took centre degree in PM Modi’s deal with on the BJP parliamentary celebration assembly as he requested MPs to paintings to sell them.

Making millets, grown via way of means of maximum small farmers withinside the country, famous quantities to serving the country, Modi informed BJP MPs, in keeping with Union minister Pralhad Joshi who briefed journalists later.

PM Modi mentioned that the UN has declared 2023 because the International Year of Millets on his authorities’s request as he known as for making the bouquet of grains excessive on vitamins a famous preference of meals for people.

With tens of hundreds of overseas delegates predicted to wait a huge quantity of conferences related to the G20, now being chaired via way of means of India, PM Modi stated millets might be at the menu and stated those may be utilized in anganwadis, schools, houses and authorities conferences as well. MPs can use millet objects in conferences they host, he added.

As over eighty five in line with cent of Indian farmers falling withinside the class of small farmers develop millets in huge numbers, a upward thrust withinside the intake of those grains will assist them financially, he mentioned.