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Haryana Farmers End Protest After Paddy Procurement Agreement
Farmers in Haryana wanted the government to start buying their paddy at official centers.
They held a protest near the Barara highway.
The district administration agreed to start weighing the paddy on Thursday.
It also said farmers would receive gate passes from September 25.
Some paddy was already stored at a market, so officials agreed to verify those farmers using biometrics.
This means the farmers would not have to move their paddy again.
The farmers accepted the plan and ended their protest.
Earlier, police had used water cannons and tear gas to clear a road blocked by protesters.
Farmers ended their sit-in near the Barara highway after reaching an agreement with the district administration.
Officials said paddy weighing would begin Thursday, with gate passes issued from September 25.
The administration agreed to biometric verification for paddy already stacked at the mandi.
Farmers said the agreement was a victory and celebrated before ending the protest.
Police had earlier used water cannons and tear gas when protesters blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh GT Road.
- Who
- Farmers, members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni), and the Kurukshetra district administration, represented by Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena.
- What
- Farmers ended a sit-in after the administration agreed to begin paddy weighing and issue mandi gate passes.
- Where
- Near the Barara highway, State Highway 4, in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
- When
- The agreement was reached on Wednesday, September 23; weighing was scheduled to begin Thursday and gate passes from September 25.
- Why
- Farmers were demanding that paddy procurement begin at state-run procurement centres.
Farmers’ Position
District Administration’s Position
Procurement access
Farmers’ Position
Farmers demanded that the government immediately begin procuring paddy at state-run procurement centres.
District Administration’s Position
The administration agreed to begin weighing paddy on Thursday and issue official mandi gate passes from September 25.
Already-stored paddy
Farmers’ Position
Farmers needed a way to have paddy already brought to the mandi processed without incurring further transportation costs.
District Administration’s Position
The administration proposed biometric verification at the existing location so farmers would not need to take the produce back and bring it again.
Key facts
- Protest location
- Near the Barara highway, also identified as State Highway 4
- Protest duration
- Farmers had been staging the sit-in since Tuesday
- Paddy weighing
- Scheduled to begin Thursday
- Gate passes
- Scheduled to be issued from September 25
- Biometric verification
- Planned for farmers whose paddy was already brought to the mandi and stacked
- Earlier police action
- Water cannons and tear gas were used to disperse protesters blocking the Delhi-Chandigarh GT Road
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