Chandigarh, November 13, MANGAT SINGH 

In a written press statement, Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar-Surjit) Secretary General S. Gurpartap Singh Wadala alleged that the government has halted procurement after fulfilling its procurement quota. However, farmers are still stranded and suffering in the mandis with their crops, with no one to look after them.

He stated that imposing limits during procurement is tantamount to cheating the farmers, as they sow more crops in the hope of higher yields and profits. He added that if the government intends to walk away after meeting its quota, it must clarify at whose mercy the remaining crop is to be left.

At the end of the statement, S. Wadala demanded that the government resume procurement and purchase every single grain of paddy arriving in the mandis so that the hard-earned crops of the farmers do not go to waste. This statement was released to the press by Media In-charge S. Tajinder Singh Pannu.