Haryana farmers upset with sluggish procurement; anxious over paddy entry

Against total arrival of 45,000 tonne in mandis since September 26, government agencies and rice millers have procured only 11,895 tonne of paddy

Satish Singh, a farmer from Shamli district of western UP, who went to Haryana to sell his produce after learning about the farm Bills receiving the president’s approval, feels double-crossed. The Haryana government has prohibited him from doing so.

“The prime minister said these Bills were for free trade in crops, but why then is the Haryana government stopping us? We go to Haryana because the UP government never buys our produce. Every year we sell our crops to private buyers at a loss of Rs 500-600 per quintal,” said Singh.

Many like Singh said the Haryana government’s decision was unfair and