Maharashtra Farmers Demand Open Procurement of Onions

Farmers in Maharashtra are unhappy with how the government buys their onions.

Right now, the government uses companies called FPCs to buy onions directly from farms.

However, farmers say these FPCs are unfair, offering low prices and sometimes being involved in corruption.

They want the government to buy onions from the open market instead, where prices might be better.

Some believe the government should stop interfering and let the market set its own prices based on supply and demand.