PM Narendra Modi to attend agri-conclave in Gujarat on Dec 10

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend a conclave of farmers, cattle-rearers and representative of cooperative and dairy sectors, which will be held at Deesa town of Banaskantha district on December 10.

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made this announcement in Gandhinagar today.

The state government had invited the PM to attend the agri-conclave, which he has accepted, Patel said.

"We had given a formal invitation to the PM to remain present at the event, so that we can get his valuable suggestions related to agriculture, animal husbandry and cooperative sector. He has accepted the invitation and he will attend the conclave on December 10 at Deesa," Patel said.

Modi is also scheduled to visit Gujarat in January to inaugurate the international trading operations of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at GIFT-City near Gandhinagar during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2017. That event will take place on January 9.