BKU to Haryana govt: Start buying paddy early

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BKU to Haryana govt: Start buying paddy early

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A delegation of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tikait), led by district president Subhash Gurjar, today handed over a memorandum to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar through the Yamunanagar DC demanding start of paddy procurement from September 20.“The paddy procurement is scheduled to start from October 1. But, the crop is ready for harvesting in a large area of the district. Several farmers have already started harvesting the crop. Therefore, the government should start procurement from September 20, so that farmers do not face any problem in selling the crop on minimum support price,” said Gurjar.He said they today gave a memorandum to DC Parth Gupta in connection with their demand. — TNSSuggests Sept 20 to Yamunanagar admnPaddy procurement is scheduled to start on October 1. But, the crop is ready for harvesting in Yamunanagar district. The government should start procurement from September 20. Subhash Gurjar, BKU leader

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The Tribune

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2021-09-18

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Yamunanagar