Lucknow:Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video interaction with farmers across the country during the release of funds under the PM-KISAN scheme on Saturday witnessed a lighter moment when a Lucknow farmer wanted to treat the PM to special bananas grown by him.
The farmers at various centres across the country had their agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables and crops displayed on stalls for the Prime Minister to inspect them.
As the Lucknow farmer Dharam Chand's stall caught the PM's attention, he asked, You have kept so many products here. Have all these been grown by small farmers?"
To this, an elated Dharm Chand, a member of Uttar Pradesh Farmers' Producer Organisation said all the items have indeed been grown by small farmers.
Attracted by the size of bananas on the stall, Modi observed that they appear to be quite big.
"Sir, this is a branded banana. It is called 'naveen kelaa. Please give me a chance, please call me, I will bring the banana for you, an effusive Dharm Chand gushed, triggering laughter among the audience, besides a smile on the PM's face.
"The confidence with which you are speaking -- and the farmers of the country are listening to you -- everybody will get inspiration. You have done value addition to the hard work of farmers and given a new strength (to them)," PM Modi told Dharam Chand approvingly.
Replying to the PM's observation, Dharm Chand said farmers are the capital of the FPOs.
"We provide high-yielding seeds to farmers. We also motivate them to do organic farming. We also cultivate flowers," he said.