Punjab minister meet governor for paddy space
Chandigarh: Punjab ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Harjot Singh Bains, and Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday submitted a memorandum to governor Gulab Chand Kataria, requesting his intervention with the Centre to expedite the lifting of rice in the state.
Chandigarh: Punjab ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Harjot Singh Bains, and Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday submitted a memorandum to governor Gulab Chand Kataria, requesting his intervention with the Centre to expedite the lifting of rice in the state.
Later, interacting with the media, Cheema said they informed the governor about the Centre’s delay in moving rice from shellers, which was causing issues in lifting paddy from grain markets. The memorandum also highlighted the problem of low rice yield from paddy . Cheema also accused BJP-led Centre of punishing Punjab’s farmers and of attempting to defame the state’s farmers, arhtiyas, and rice millers.
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