Farmers not getting SMS for procurement, claims Selja

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 3

Kumari Selja, president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, today accused the BJP-JJP government of harassing farmers during the procurement of wheat crop.

She said, “The government has reduced the moisture content from 14 per cent to 12 per cent due to which the crops of farmers are not being purchased. The farmers, whose crop is ready, are not getting the message. At the same time, those whose crops are not ready are getting the message for procurement,” she claimed.

Selja added that at some places in the state, the message was being sent to farmers at night to bring their crops to the mandis the next morning. “At some places, passes are not being issued to farmers to enter mandis,” she alleged.

She said that the decision of the government regarding registration for the purchase of crops had added to the problems of the farmers. “The government should procure the entire crop of the farmers,” Selja added.