Capt takes up procurement issue with Union Food Minister
Saturday, 22/10/2016
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New Delhi : Punjab Congress president, Amarinder Singh, on Friday raised the issue of problems faced by farmers on procurement in the state with Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. Alleging a nexus between Akali government and inspectors in state mandis, he complained to Paswan that as a result of this collusion, farmers’ paddy is not being picked up from mandis.
“The farmers are thus being forced into a situation where, out of sheer desperation, they would have to sell their paddy at lower rates, helping the Akali middlemen make money out of the criminal nexus,” he told Paswan. Food minister assured Amarinder that he would look into the matter on priority and take required action.
