Punjab CM reiterates firm commitment to lift every single grain

Published on: 10 Apr 2024 at 11:16 AM

Punjab CM reiterates firm commitment to lift every single grain of wheat in smooth and hassle free manner

Published by: The fact news

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, April 10

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has reiterated the firm commitment of state government to lift every single grain of the farmers during the Rabi marketing season 2024-25.

After reviewing the procurement status, the Chief Minister said that this year Area Under Cultivation of wheat was 35.07 lakh hectares. Likewise, he said that Estimated production of wheat during RMS 2024-25 was around 161.30 Lakh Million Tons. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that elaborate arrangements have already been put in place for purchase of every single grain of wheat in the state.

The Chief Minister said that the yield of crop was 12 Lakh Metric ton more as compared to last year. He said that the state government is duty bound to ensure smooth and hassle free procurement of every single grain of wheat produced by the farmers. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that payment to the farmer will be made immediately when the wheat is produced from his trolley adding that a viable mechanism has been evolved for this.

The Chief Minister said that Punjab Mandi Board has notified 1908 regular Purchase Centers for procurement of Wheat. He said that the allotment of these purchase centres amongst various agencies as per the procurement shares of agencies and availability of nearest storage points has been done. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that as per recommendations received by districts, public places and rice mills are being declared as temporary yards to avoid glut and ensure smooth procurement.

The Chief Minister said that farmers will not face any sort of inconvenience during the entire procurement process.

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was mixed up with both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and could not be trusted to safeguard the interests of the State.

The SAD leader, while campaigning in the Sahnewal and Payal legs of the Punjab Bachao Yatra along with former minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and Manjit Singh Madnipur, said the chief minister was fond of referring to himself as “Kattar Imaandaar” and “Kattar Deshbhakt” but the truth was that he was a Kattar Opportunist who had aligned with both the Congress and the BJP.

“While Mr Bhagwant Mann is in an open alliance with the Congress as part of the India alliance and even campaigned for Congress candidate Ashok Arora in Haryana, he is secretly aligned with the BJP also”.

Asking Punjabis as to how AAP could fight against the Congress in Punjab when chief minister Bhagwant Mann was sharing stages with the top Congress leaders and even campaigning for the Congress in Haryana, Mr Bikram Majithia said “a vote for AAP is a vote for the Congress and vice versa”.

He appealed to Punjabis to boycott both parties, saying “both parties have now entered into an unholy alliance to befool you”. He also pointed out how both the erstwhile Congress and ongoing AAP governments had betrayed Punjabis.

“While the Congress promised to waive off loans and give ‘ghar ghar naukari’ but did nothing, AAP promised to wipe out the menace of drugs but has presided over the expansion of drug trade in the State ”.