The Madhya Pradesh Police filed a first information report against a trader firm in Hardas district for allegedly duping 150 farmers of ov...
The Madhya Pradesh Police filed a first information report against a trader firm in Hardas district for allegedly duping 150 farmers of over 2,500 quintals of lentil and gram produce worth nearly Rs 5 crore, citing the three farm laws, The Week reported on Wednesday.
Harda is the constituency of state Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel.
These farmers had sold around 1,131 quintal of chickpea and 1,291 quintal of green gram to Khoja Traders, a firm owned by brothers Pavan and Suresh Khoja. The firm cited the new agricultural legislations for the proposed purchase outside the government-run mandi system, and promised they would pay well above the minimum support price.
The new law permits, for the first time, trade in agricultural produce outside the Agricultural Produce Market Committee-regulated mandis. Private mandis can be set up across the country, where anyone can buy produce from farmers. Under the previous system, the buyers had to possess a mandi licence to procure farmer products, but under the new legislations, that is no longer necessary.
A memorandum by the farmers stated that they were promised Rs 6,000 per quintal for chickpea and Rs 7,000 per quintal for the green gram. The brothers said they would make the payments within two days of purchase...
