Punjab CM urges Amit Shah to issue notification for purchase of Basmati on MSP
New Delhi/ Chandigarh, May 19: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and impressed upon him to issue a notification for the purchase of Basmati on MSP.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann informed Home Minister Amit Shah that it was the need of hour to bring the farmers out of rut of wheat-paddy cycle. He said it would help in saving the precious resource in form of water in the state. It would also give a boost to crop diversification in the state.
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The Punjab Chief Minister also sought a compensation of Rs 500 per quintal for low yield of wheat grain in the state. He said due to intense heat during this summer season, wheat grains in Punjab had been damaged. "It is the high time that farmers must be compensated for this damage by giving a compensation worth Rs 500 per quintal for low yield to them," said Bhagwant Mann.
He said hard working and resilient farmers of the state had made enormous contribution in making the country self-reliant in food production and now the Centre must bail them out in this hour of crisis.
Raising another issue, the Chief Minister asked Amit Shah to repeal the order pertaining to abolishing the member of Punjab from the BBMB. He said this was a discriminatory step which had bruised the psyche of every Punjabi.
Bhagwant Mann said the Union Government must roll back this retrogressive step which diluted the federal structure in the state.
The Chief Minister also impressed upon Amit Shah to issue a notification for the purchase of Basmati on MSP.
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The Chief Minister also expressed deep concern over the increasing drug and weapon smuggling from across the border through drone and impressed upon Amit Shah to immediately provide anti-drone technology to the state.
Bhagwant Mann said security at borders had to be intensified for defending the country’s security and sovereignty.
The Chief Minister assured Amit Shah that Punjab would uphold the ethos of communal harmony, peace and brotherhood in the state.
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He said hard working and resilient farmers of the state had made enormous contribution in making the country self-reliant in food production and now the Centre must bail them out in this hour of crisis.
