Bathinda: Upset that farmers who lose cotton plants to pink bollworm do not have any compenstion or vision of any action against the suppliers of false seeds and pesticides, BKU (ETTA Ugrahan) broke the Thorugh The Security Cordon Minister of Finance Manpreen Manpal to lay down the siege to his village house in Badal .
For the past three days, they have protested near the Minister’s house for compensation.
On Thursday, the farmers first requested assignments at 2pm to remove the barricade but when the security team refused, the farmers ran through this obstacle.
Some time after their Dharna outside the house, a team from the administration of Muktsar Regency came to them to find the day when they wanted to sit with the state government for the conversation, because for now, most of his officials were on the way Lakimpur Kheri and they also needed time to make a decision.
Punjab has 3.04 lakh hectares under this year’s cotton, and this 1,70 lakh hectare is in the Bathinda and Mansa District, where the pink bollworm hit.
The survival cotton is taking more than Rs 7,000 for each quintus, with the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 5,925 for a length of 27.5-to-28.5 millimeters.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (EKTA Ugrahan) State Secretary Shingara Singh Mann told Tii: “Appeal from the Administration of Muktsar Regency has moved away from the minister’s house until Friday morning.
If at that time, we did not have concrete guarantees on compensation, we would surround the house again.
On September 26, the farmers are certain to compensate, there are no signs of 11 days.
We also want fake seed suppliers and pesticides brought to make massive losses for farmers.
“Report of Pink Bollworm’s attack has brought Minister Punjab Chararjit Singh Channi and Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to Bathinda Village and requested the Ministry of Agriculture to complete Girdawari (income assessment) for compensation distribution to affected farmers.
Revenue Department officials said the condition of anonymity that this income assessment was underway and farmers did not need to wait long for compensation.