Crisis Deepens as Punjab Faces Paddy Procurement Predicament

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa accuses state and central government of failing Punjab's agrarian economy over paddy storage and procurement. Many farmers face financial losses, while rice millers refuse to process government-purchased paddy. Protests intensify as farmers demand prompt resolution to avert escalating losses.

Punjab's agrarian economy is under tremendous strain, as Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa accused both the state and central governments of negligence over paddy storage and procurement.

On a visit to grain markets in Sanaur, Ghanaur, and Patiala, Bajwa encountered widespread frustration among farmers compelled to accept unfair price cuts in the ongoing procurement crisis.

With rice millers refusing to process government-purchased paddy and farmers staging multiple highways blockades, protests and tensions are escalating over the unresolved paddy procurement issue.