Ahead of the Assembly Elections in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to farmers in the state, which was broadcasted on his NaMo App. Modi further informed how his government is taking massive steps for reforms in the agricultural sector and took the pledge to double farmers' income by 2022.

Among all the statements made by Modi where he accused Congress led Siddaramaiah of deceiving the farmers, he made one bizarre statement as well. He said, that when a girl is born in the family of a farmer, they should plant a special tree, so that by the time, the girl reaches her marriageable age, they can cut the tree and all the marriage related expenses will come out of it." This didn't go down well with the people as they accused PM of his sexist remark, promoting dowry.

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Twitter reactions to Modi's comment.

In 2011, Modi had said something similar, he was quoted saying to the farmers, "Plant 5 trees to celebrate a daughter's birth, they will fetch you the funds for her marriage...shared my mind with farmer friends.

It looks like ahead of the Karnataka Elections, BJP is going all out to criticize Congress and woo the voters.

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