BJP leaders praise PM Modi’s development, cultural measures; farmers and South India find mentionAmid protests by a section of farmers, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in his remarks while proposing the resolution that no government has done as much for farmers as the one led by Narendra Modi. The BJP’s national convention on Saturday passed a political resolution, “Viksit Bharat-Modi ki guarantee”, as a host of party leaders highlighted the government’s development and cultural measures and various initiatives for south India, farmers and Sikhs. “Farmers are no less than family for the prime minister,” he said. The government’s initiatives have empowered these four “castes” as they are at the centre of its every scheme, it stated. She said India currently growing at the fastest pace among major economies and investments are inclined towards India, a “significant” achievement over the past decade.