Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce via video conferencing on June 11, said that North East India could become the organic hub of the country.
He said that the entire region could become the organic capital and bring about a revolution in farming activities if Indian Chamber of Commerce puts in the effort.
G Plus conducted a poll on its social media channels and asked Guwahatians whether Northeast region could become the organic capital of the country and bring a revolution in farming activities.
More than 2,200 people participated in the poll. On the one hand, the results showed that 85 percent of people thought that the Northeast could become the organic hub of India, whereas, 15 percent of voters believed that the same will not be possible anytime soon.
Sikkim was the first Indian state to officially announce adoption of the practice in 2003 to ensure long term sustenance. Sikkim is the only state in the world which grows 100 percent organic produce. With all of Sikkim’s farmlands organically certified, netizens mooted for Northeast to follow the same.
They actively commented on G Plus’s post on Social Media Platforms after casting their votes in the poll conducted on June 11.
One netizen Babul Kemprai on Facebook said, “Yes, definitely North East can be made the organic capital of India.”
Another Facebook user Imdad Hussain replied saying, “Yes, if the government can really work on the welfare of farmers then this is possible, but it will not be possible if this only the Prime Minister’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
A lot of other social media users responded by clicking on the ‘Yes’ option. However, those who felt otherwise were the ones to comment the most on the post.
Those who had contradictory views about the same, who also voted ‘No’ in the poll had these views.
One Twitter user, Satish Bharatiya, expressed his views, “Prior to 2014 there was Look East Policy and post 2014 it was Act East Policy. But both are now only ‘Think East’ policies. Both UPA and NDA failed to fence all international borders in 35 years, which is the biggest shame when effective fencing can end terrorism and illegal immigration in NE.”
Another Facebook user, Jagrit Kashyap opined, “Yes but No. We have a lot of greenery here. From tea to rice, we cultivate in abundance already, and we don't want to be another Haryana or Punjab. Neither do the people here do farming with the exceptional passion and hard work like people in Punjab or Haryana.”
The Facebook user went on to add, “Firstly, we don't need just another motivational chant with close to no effect in actuality. Secondly, do not want to be known as the jungle of India, or the ‘junglees’ of India. We need a relation with the rest of the world and with our side being closer to South East Asia, you should have helped us reach the countries around us to do trade and commerce with them.”
