CM Khattar stressed that Congress-ruled states like Punjab and Rajasthan are not procuring crops like maize and bajra on the minimum support price(MSP), forcing farmers to sell their produce in Haryana.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in contrast of what the new farm bills offer to farmers, said earlier this month that the Haryana government has to care about the farmers of Haryana and “don’t have to worry about other states”, NDTV reported. Shared widely on social media, his video statement is directly in conflict with the idea of the contentious farm laws, which promise barrier-free trade at markets and prices of the farmer’s choice.
The Haryana CM had said this on September 17 while praising the farm laws.
“We will ensure that the maize and bajra of Haryana farmers are completely bought. We won’t let it happen that farmers from other states will benefit by selling it in our state. We have to care about the farmers of our state. We don’t have to worry about other states,” Khattar said.
CM Khattar also criticised Congress for politicising the issue. He also stressed that Congress-ruled states like Punjab and Rajasthan are not procuring crops like maize and bajra on the minimum support price(MSP), forcing farmers to sell their produce in Haryana.
“The Congress is making it political. But I have a question for them. Why are their governments in Punjab and Rajasthan not doing this (procure maize and bajra)? We will not procure maize and bajra from other states because it’s us who incur the losses. This is the share of the farmers of Haryana,” he said.
Around 50 farmers from Uttar Pradesh were stopped from entering Haryana’s Karnal district to stop them from selling their paddy crop at government-run mandis (wholesale markets), despite the controversial farm bills – which promise barrier-free trade at markets, NDTV Reported.
Haryana and Punjab have seen massive demonstrations by the farmers against the contentious farm bills passed in parliament last week.
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