Protest against problems faced by farmers in mandis

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, April 26

Taking serious note of the problems being faced by farmers, the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, lodged its strong protest at the Usman toll plaza.

The dharna entered its 230th day against the three contentious agricultural laws. The protesting farmers and the mazdoors also burnt the effigies of the state and the Union governments.

The protest was lodged when the state government had announced a lockdown on Sunday.

Sukhwinder Singh Dugalwala, Tejinderpal Singh Raju, Fateh Singh Piddi and other leaders of the organisation condemned the Union and the state governments against their alleged anti-farmer policies.

The leader said the shortage of bardana (gunny bags) in mandis had made the position worst as the procurement had come at a standstill.

Leaders said farmers were being forced to pay Rs100 per quintal wheat for the bardana by the inspectors of procurement agencies.

The farm laws, payment on the procured wheat directly in farmers’ account, demanding of documents unnecessarily etc. acts, too, were condemned by the leaders. Leaders demanded early supply of bardana by the government itself immediately.