India, Dec. 22 -- The second edition of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Awards 2025, organised by the Kisan Trust in New Delhi on Saturday, brought together senior ministers, farmers, and representatives from agriculture, journalism and rural development to honour contributions to rural India and commemorate former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh.

"For villages, the poor and farmers, Chaudhary Saheb was a symbol of hope, and he left no stone unturned in working for their upliftment," said Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, addressing the ceremony as Chief Guest.

He said Chaudhary Charan Singh had made farmers the owners of land and consistently worked to safe...