New Delhi: The center on Saturday convinced farmers that the procurement of rice in Haryana and Punjab will begin on October 3, two days after this process will be postponed this year.
The central decision came after farmers from the two countries held anger protest in several places.
Several thousand farmers even gathered outside the head of Minister Haryana Manohar Khattar to protest the delay in procurement.
“Procurement (Kharif Results) will start from tomorrow in Haryana and Punjab,” Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said.
Previously, the center had delayed the procurement of Kharif Paddy in Punjab and Haryana – which usually began on October 1 – until October 11.
It was said that the decision to postpone the process was taken because the maturity of the plants was postponed and the water content in the new arrival was allowed to the debat limit to heavy rain recently.
Protestin Stadium Farmers Karnal, Police Haryana used a water cannon to disperse the farmers who protested after they tried to surround Khattar’s residence.
In Shahabad and Panchkula, the agitators used tractors to solve police barricades to reach the BJP leaders’ houses, including Minister Haryana Sandeep Singh, officials said.
The situation became tense in several places in Haryana and Punjab after small clashes broke out among farmers and police.
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In Punjab, farmers gathered outside the residence of several legislators of Congress, including the speaker of the State Assembly of Rana K P Singh in Rupnagar and MLA Harjot Kamal in Moga, and protested for the delay in the purchase of rice plants.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday was a call to protest outside the legislator’s residence in both countries to register their protests for the delay in rice plants.
The police said that there were no reports of “main” unwanted incidents of the two countries.
Center BlinkSfollowing protest, the center announced that the procurement process will now start from tomorrow, not October 11.
The decision came after Choubey, who was the Minister of State for consumer, food & distribution, met Haryana CM Khattar Capital City.
“Because of the delay in the rainy season, the center has been delayed from the procurement of rice & millet until October 11 from October 1 this year …
there was a demand for the beginning of the beginning.
Procurement will begin tomorrow,” Haryana Cm Khattar told reporters after meeting.
Farmers have expressed fear that they will suffer if their plants are not bought in the wheat market.
Paddy Crop, although in small amounts, has begun to arrive at Mandis (market) especially in the Punjab border area, farmers said.
They say farmers who have brought their harvest in Mandis, will leave if their plants are not bought.
Some fear that they will be forced to sell plants under the minimum support price to private traders.
(With input from agency)
The Center said it would not delay the procurement of rice as a phase of farmer protest in Punjab, Haryana
