Haryana’s BJP-led Saini government is defrauding farmers, said the former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday, adding that government procurement is missing, which is forcing the farmers to sell at below MSP.
"Where are the BJP government's Bhavantar Yojana and government procurement agencies? The government is continuously defrauding farmers by not paying the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops like paddy, millet, green gram, and cotton,” Hooda questioned, adding, “Farmers' crops are being sold at throwaway prices, while the government and agencies are missing. This is a betrayal of farmers. Meanwhile, long queues are forming for fertilizers. Farmers are struggling from sowing to selling their crops; the government has no time to care for them.”
“Not a single grain of millet was purchased in the mandis of Nuh district either. Farmers did not receive a single penny above ₹1700-₹1800 per quintal. The situation in Hisar mandis is even worse. Despite the MSP of ₹2775 per quintal, farmers are suffering losses,” he then underscored.
Hooda claimed that 40,000 tons of Moong beans arrived in Hisar mandis, but the government agencies did not purchase a single grain.
Cotton is being sold at ₹6,500–₹7,200 per quintal, while the MSP is ₹8,100. With no government procurement, only millers are buying, leaving farmers to bear heavy losses, the Congress leader then added.
Further questioning about government agencies' remarks about the crops not meeting the adequate standards, following which the procurement is not taking place, Hooda said, “What standards is the government talking about? If the standards were correct when the seeds were sold, how did they go wrong at harvest time?”
“Did the farmer cultivate the millet crop at home? If the seeds were faulty, why did the farmer suffer losses? Was any action taken against those selling the faulty seeds? Were the faulty seeds sold throughout Haryana? Where were the BJP government and its representatives when the seeds were being sold? These are all mere excuses for not purchasing the crop under the government's guise,” Hooda questioned the claims of the agencies.
“Farmers are being misled under the guise of the Bhavantar Yojana. Farmers should be given immediate relief, full procurement at MSP should be ensured, and strict action should be taken against those selling faulty seeds. Otherwise, Congress and farmers will be forced to protest,” the former Haryana CM added.
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