New Delhi, March 18 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that all recent agricultural agreements under the government have been made in the interest of farmers and the nation.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha while replying to a discussion on the Demands for Grants under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Chouhan took a jibe at Congress, stating that the party indulges in politics when power is at stake but pretends to serve the people only when convenient.

He added that unjust criticism has been raised about agricultural agreements, but as a farmer, as a citizen, and as India's Agriculture Minister, he firmly believes that all agreements have been made for the benefit of farmers and the nation.

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