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Punjab News Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal (Sukhbir Singh Badal) has condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s decision to close 1559 grain mandis despite the continuous arrival of paddy in the mandis of Punjab. They have also demanded to continue the work of paddy procurement across the state till November 20.
Akali Dal (Akali Dal) The president said that this government has discriminated against the farmers by refusing to compensate them for the loss of crops from the first day and now the farmers are being harassed by arbitrarily closing the markets. It is very unfortunate that despite the arrival of 2.91 lakh tonnes of paddy in the markets on Tuesday, the procurement centers are being closed by the government.
The harvest was delayed due to rain
Due to the delay in harvesting due to rain, a large quantity of the crop has not yet reached the markets. He said that due to the floods in July, the crops of the farmers who planted paddy have not yet reached the market, so the government should buy the entire crop and close the procurement center.
Demand for investigation from CBI
Badal said Diwali (Diwali) He has also demanded a CBI investigation into the sudden arrival of 4.7 lakh tonnes of paddy in the state. He said that the farmers know that there is no purchase on Diwali, because the procurement staff and commission agents are not present in the markets on this day. Despite this, 4.7 lakh tonnes of produce was purchased on Diwali. It is clear from this that either paddy has been recycled to earn profit or paddy has been imported from outside the state.
He said that since this can happen only under political auspices, the investigation of this matter should be done by the CBI and not by the state vigilance department so that the truth can come out.
Bajwa protested
Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Pratap Singh Bajwa has criticized the Aam Aadmi Party government for stopping the purchase of paddy in 1559 grain markets across the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the senior Congress leader said that this decision of the AAP government is likely to increase the looting of farmers by middlemen. The government should start procurement of paddy in all markets with immediate effect.
Farmers will suffer by closing markets
Bajwa said that the delay in paddy sowing, winter unseasonable Due to various reasons including arrival and unseasonal rain in some parts of the state, paddy harvesting has stopped. The closure of 1559 mandis will hurt small and medium farmers as they have limited resources and no space to store the paddy crop. They will be forced to sell their produce at a lower price.
Congress always stood with protesting farmers
The leader of the opposition said that Punjab Congress (Punjab Congress) AAP will always stand with the protesting farmers to put pressure on the government to cancel the case registered against the farmers forced to burn stubble. He said that it is the failure of the AAP government which has forced the farmers to burn stubble.
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