Saturday, December 15, 2012

B’ngir farmers protest huge rejection of paddy at Mandi SATURDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2012 20:33 PNS | BALANGIR


SATURDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2012 20:33
PNS | BALANGIR
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Many farmers, who brought their paddy to the Mandi opened by the NAFED at Tusra, 40 km from here, faced an ordeal as around 10 kg of paddy per quintal was deducted on the ground of low grade and having moisture content.
“We had brought our paddy to the Mandi and been waiting there since Thursday. The Regulated Market Committee (RMC) and the MARKFED officials, after checking the paddy, decided to deduct one and a half to two kg of the stock towards low quality and having moisture content. However, all of a sudden on Friday, they decided to deduct as much as 10 kg of paddy on such grounds. We believe there is an unholy nexus between millers and officials alleged, Prafulla, a farmer.

“We appraised the situation to the district Collector, who in his turn, advised us to sell our paddy to the MARKFED and not to give it to millers, Prafulla said further.
Collector Debraj Mishra told this correspondent, “All the procuring agencies have been asked to procured FAQ (Fair Average Quality) paddy after analysis and grading after getting it from farmers without involving any millers.”

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