Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has started protest and demonstration against irregularities in paddy procurement and exploitation of farmers in tehsil headquarters of Patan and Majholi areas. Members of Kisan Sangh charged that even after conducting several rounds of meetings and discussions with the administrative officers, the district administration has failed in removing irregularities in paddy procurement and providing necessary relief to the farmers. According to their 48-hours ultimatum to the District Administration, members of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh started demonstration in Patan and Majholi to press their 15 point demands before the District Administration and State Government.

 

Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, District President, Mohan Tiwari even after informing the district administration, paddy is being stocked under open sky amidst the weather forecast for rains. Paddy procurement is being carried out with snail pace which leads to long delay in transportation and stocking of paddy. Patan tehsil, President, Ramkrishna Soni informed that in case of not solving their problems, farmers will stage demonstration at Collectorate with their crops.

 

Through the demonstration, farmers are pressing their 15-demands include increasing numbers of procurement centres, removing server problem in slot booking, early transportation and storage of procured paddy crops, arrangement for purchasing of crops stocked at blacklisted warehouses, surprise inspection by Collector or SDM level officer at procurement centres, stopping commission in the name of FAQ, control room for solving procurement problems, regular checking of weighing centres, prompt payment of pulses procurement to farmers, increasing procurement date upto January 30, proper management for protection of procured crops during rains, ensuring availability of sacks at procurement centres, solving name change and other cases of farmers and distribution of compensation for damaged crops. During the demonstration, publicity in-charge, Raghvendra Singh Patel, State Vice-president, Omnarayan Pachori, District President, Mohan Tiwari, Vice-president, Damodar Patel, Vivek Bahure, Rajkumar Bajpai, Sunil Patel, Ramkrishna Soni and farmers were present.