C.M Captain Amrinder Singh with Sr Shamsher Singh Dullo  President
Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee and others in Khanna Mandi
S.S.P Khanna S. Naunihal Singh I.P.S
Media persons having snacks  
Paddy procurement started from today


Khanna, September 26
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh arrived here today to start paddy procurement, farmers are keeping their fingers
crossed. Although so far purchasing agencies of the state and central government have been buying paddy according
to the government norms, this year recent rain is learnt to have affected quality of the paddy, thus leading to concern
and apprehensions among the farmers.

While farmers’ organisations have been maintaining that it was too early to presume that the quality had been
affected, arhtiyas are that the paddy which had arrived was not up to the mark. Farmers apprehend that they may not
be able to get the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 600 per quintal as arthtiyas have already started making excuses
about quality.

According to acting president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) Manjit Singh Kadyan, not more than five per cent
of the paddy might be effected by the last rain.

Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner, Anurag Verma, who is supervising the procurement disclosed that all agencies were
ready. He said like previous years the procurement would be smooth and hassle-free.
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Khanna Mandi September 26, 2005
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