<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister for Railways, commerce and industries Piyush Goyal has said that strengthening and empowering farmers is the top priority of the Government and the three laws brought by the government for agricultural reforms have freed the farmers from all kinds of shackles.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a joint press conference with Union minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary in Jaipur today, Mr. Goyal said that farmers are the most important link in making the country a VishvaGuru. If the farmer is strong then the country will be strong. He said that the recent laws have provided the new ways for farmers to make them independent and strong. Mr. Goyal said that the purpose of these laws is to make farmers self-reliant and to increase their income.</span><br />'' <b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><br />'' <b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222;">Shri Goyal said that the opposition is trying to mislead the farmers and citizens of the country. He said that almost twice the procurement was done by the NDA Government at the MSP as compared to the UPA tenure.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the government has acted swiftly on the  recommendations made by the Swaminathan committee. Mr. Shekhawat said that opposition parties are trying to mislead the farmers.</span><br />''