Hry farmers feeling 'frustrated' over inadequate arrangement for crop procurement: Cong

Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja on Tuesday claimed that farmers were feeling "frustrated" over the "inadequate arrangements" made by the state government for procurement of crops during the lockdown.

The lockdown was imposed by the central government last month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

During a meeting with party leaders from the state, including legislators, Selja said in the last three weeks of the lockdown, the condition of the poor and migrant labourers has turned extremely bad.

These people are also not getting food and ration properly, she claimed.

Former chief minister and leader of the Congress Legislature Party Bhupinder Singh Hooda, senior leaders such as Randeep Singh Surjewala and Kuldeep Bishnoi, and former state president Phool Chand Mullana participated in the meeting held through video conferencing.

Several issues, including problems being faced by farmers in the wake of the lockdown, impact of the current situation on the economy, and daily wagers, the poor and labourers not getting free rations, were raised in the meeting, a statement said