Farmers hold protests across Punjab, Haryana over delay in purchasing paddy

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana, on Saturday, held protests at many sites from suspending of paddy procurement.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday had provided a contact for keeping protests exterior the residences of legislators in both equally States to register their problems about the delay in getting paddy crop.

Large humidity written content

The Centre, on Thursday, postponed procurement of kharif paddy in Punjab and Haryana until October 11 as crop maturity is delayed and humidity written content in fresh arrival is further than permissible limits owing to modern major rains. The procurement procedure is undertaken by the Central government’s nodal agency Foods Corporation of India (FCI) together with State agencies.

Paddy procurement commonly commences from October one.

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In the meantime, Haryana minister Anil Vij on Saturday said the farmers’ agitation from the Centre’s new legislation is obtaining “violent working day by day”.

“Farmers’ agitation is obtaining violent working day by working day. Violent motion in the nation of Mahatma Gandhi cannot be allowed….,” said Vij in a tweet.

Guidance from Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to start acquire of paddy crop.

“The farmers of Punjab are upset, the Central authorities has postponed the acquire of paddy for ten days, farmer is standing exterior the mandis carrying lakhs of quintals of paddy on his tractor,” said Kejriwal in a tweet.

Farmers expressed apprehension that they would go through if their crop is not ordered at the grain markets.

No sale at mandis

Paddy crop, even though in compact quantity, has started off arriving in mandis in particular in border parts of Punjab, said farmers. They questioned where by the farmers, who have introduced their crop to mandis, will go if their develop is not ordered.

Some concern that they would be forced to provide their crop down below the minimal guidance price (MSP) to personal traders.

A farmer in Haryana’s Karnal said his paddy crop will get broken by October 11 when the Centre would start procuring it.

At some sites, farmers even handed about memorandum to the Deputy Commissioners demanding graduation of paddy acquire.

Police personnel deployed

In Punjab, farmers gathered exterior the residences of many Congress legislators, such as Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana K P Singh in Rupnagar and MLA Harjot Kamal in Moga and staged protests about the delay in the acquire of paddy crop.

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Police personnel had been deployed in power to manage regulation and buy, said officials.

In Haryana’s Ambala, police put up barricades to avoid farmers from laying siege to the residence of BJP legislator Aseem Goel. A fireplace fighting car and a water cannon car had been also deployed exterior the residence of the MLA.

Tight protection arrangement has been produced exterior the residence of Minister Vij at Ambala Cantonment, said officials.