Regional farmers have protested against the problem of the purchase of wheat at the support price of Shiopur, Madhya Pradesh. During the demonstration at the collector’s gate, the farmers raised loud slogans and the farmers were canceled for the burning of money in the fields and the date of the purchase of wheat. Farmer leader Radhisyam Meena submitted a note to the collector to the Deputy Collector Sanjay Jain, and warned the district administration to make a severe rebellion if there was no resolution soon.
Lately started the purchase of wheat in the district: Farmer leader
The purchase of wheat in the district began to be delayed compared to other districts of the state, so farmers did not get enough time to sell produce. Also. Therefore, considering the problems of the farmers, the last date for the purchase of wheat should be extended from May 5 to May 25.
Questions raised about the burning investigation
At the same time, farmers have said that farmers have been fined without proper inquiries into the burning of Narwai, while in most cases, there have been incidents that burned the Mallai due to the negligence of the power company and other reasons. Farmers’ leaders said that when handing over the Memorandum, we should be forced to rebellion if our demands are not decided soon.
Wheat was purchased from over 7 lakh farmers
Let us know that government purchases are now in the last stage at the minimum support price of wheat in Madhya Pradesh. The purchase process has been going on since March 15, which was previously launched from March 1, but due to rain, the moisture in wheat increased. Therefore, the government continued to provide relief to the farmers and continued this process. Now this process will end on May 5th. On Thursday, May 1, the state government issued data related to procurement and provided information on the amount of procurement and payment to the farmers.
The government said it would continue to produce farmers. State Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput said 67 lakh 92 thousand 890 metric tonnes of wheat 7 lakh 81 thousand 389 farmers. The wheat yield purchased for farmers continues to be paid. In this line, Rs 6000 crore has been paid so far. (Report of Kemraj Dubey)
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