Note ban saved villages from wasteful expenditure: Virendra Singh

Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha's chief, says note ban is a 'blessing in disguise'

In an interview, VIRENDRA SINGH, Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha chief and Lok Sabha member from Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, tells Archis Mohan how demonetisation had been a blessing in disguise for farmers: Edited Excerpts: 

You said at the BJP national executive meet that demonetisation has helped farmers. How?

People who don’t understand villages and agriculture are claiming that demonetisation has impacted farmers. The facts state otherwise. Pulses had already been sown when note ban was announced, wheat and mustard was sown in subsequent days. The acreage of rabi crop has increased. Villages are already on ‘less cash’ system as they follow a barter