Sukhbir Singh Badal requests CM to keep all mandis open till end of paddy procurement season
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the Punjab government's decision to close 300 mandis by November 10 amid the paddy procurement season.
Sukhbir Singh Badal said that "Punjab govt's decision to close 300 mandis by Nov 10, is highly condemnable! Fearing closure, farmers will bring unripe paddy to mandis, suffering huge loss. I demand CM Charanjit Singh Channi to keep all the mandis/purchase centres open till the end of paddy procurement season."
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The Punjab government has decided to close down around 300 mandis/purchase centres by November 10 on the pretext that the paddy arrival in these mandis has been declined.
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This is for the first time that the state government has passed such an order before the end of the harvesting season.
However, farmers and arhtiyas have been protesting against the decision of the Punjab government as they call it an anti-farmer move.
This will lead farmers to a major loss due to not getting full MSP for unripe paddy, the farmers alleged.
The farmers have been demanding to keep all the mandis/purchase centres open till the end of the paddy procurement season.
-PTC News
