By News18
Dehradun, Jul 5 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday paid his tribute to the farmers by sowing paddy in his own field in Nagara Terai area of Khatima.
鈥淕etting down in the fields refreshed the memories of old days,鈥 Dhami said in a Facebook post, after sowing paddy with the men and women of the village.
鈥淔ood providers are not only the backbone of our economy, but also the carriers of our culture and traditions,鈥 he wrote.
The chief minister鈥檚 gesture apparently resonated with the villagers, who were heard breaking out into a song as he sowed the crop.
According to an official statement, Dhami鈥檚 move was a tribute to Uttarakhand鈥檚 rural culture, its folk arts, and its farmers.
The CM also worshipped the land god Bhumiyan, the water god Indra, and the shadow god Megh with the villagers, who performed 鈥淗udkiya Baul,鈥 a folk dance form associated with the paddy sowing. PTI ALM VN VN