With a view to ensure proper and hassle free procurement of paddy of farmers, Aam Aadmi Party has deputed teams based upon volunteers in all the Grain Markets, which will get the day to day problems of farmers and labour solved from the procurement staff.Revealing this in a press statement issued here today, G S Kang state President Kissan and Labour Wing of AAP slammed Badal Govt for failing in providing adequate arrangements in Mandis for farmers and labour, drinking water and sufficient toilet's the and bathrooms. He also accused SAD -BJP Govt. for showing callous attitude towards ensuring timely purchase of paddy, because of which some farmers were selling their produce at lesser rates than MSP.Mr. Kang said that all the office bearers of Kissan and Labour Wing will keep a vigil on the procurement in Mandis and the party candidates of the area will also pay frequent visits to check the procurement process.
Today Mr. Kang along with other office bearers and volunteers of AAP busted Grain Markets at Mahla Kallan, Nathuwala, Baghapurana and Smaller in Moga district, where he met the farmers and labourers to know their problems. He took up the issues of shelters, drinking water, toilet's, lighted etc with the concerned authorities, who assured to redress all these issues shortly.Mr. Kang said that as a result of anti farmers policies of Govt., the farmers in the state were already passing through difficult times and many of them committed suicides due to stress of heavy outstanding loans. He asserted that AAP in its election Manifesto for farmers and labour had promised to wave off the loans of poor farmers immediately after forming Govt. and to finally settle the entire problem of loans by December 2018.