Government should start purchasing mustard soon, pay the outstanding compensation – Hooda

• Farmers trapped in portal’s web, records of 10.40 lakh acres area mismatch – Hooda
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• Farmers did not get compensation for flood and hailstorm, insurance companies are earning crores – Hooda

Chandigarh.  March 21: Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has demanded that the government to start purchasing mustard soon and give the outstanding compensation to the farmers.
Hooda said the arrival of the crop has started in the mandis, but the government is talking about starting the procurement from March 26. Whereas looking at the preparations, this also does not seem possible and the government wants to trap the farmers in the web of the portal once again.

“A total of 9.25 lakh farmers have registered 61.45 lakh acres on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. But out of this, there is a mismatch in the records of 10.40 lakh acres of area. Until this flaw is removed, the government will not buy the crops of the farmers. This means the farmers will have to bear the brunt of the government’s mistake. Congress demands the government to start procurement of mustard without any delay and complete all preparations for the arrival of wheat in advance,” he stated.

Hooda also reiterated the demand from the government to give the outstanding compensation to the farmers. He said that till now the government has neither compensated the flood affected farmers, nor compensated for the damage caused by the hailstorm that occurred recently.

“Farmers have been sitting waiting for many years. Somehow BJP has released nominal compensation for the failure of 2022, which has very large flaws. Farmers whose entire crop was destroyed, are being given a compensation of Rs 6 each. Such complaints from farmers have come from many places, where farmers have complained about getting very paltry compensation in comparison to the damage,” he added.

Hooda questioned that if the government was not to give compensation, then what was the justification for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana? “Why are only insurance companies being benefited by the government through this scheme? Insurance companies have earned a profit of Rs 57,000 crore in the country through this scheme while farmers are yearning for every penny. This government has brought the farmers to the brink of ruin. Congress is committed to improving the condition of farmers,” he promised.