Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has written to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to revive mandi system in order that most farmers are capable of promote wheat and paddy at minimal help value (MSP). BKU has threatened to launch an enormous motion if its calls for usually are not met.
Coincidently, RJD Ramgarh MLA Sudhakar Singh had resigned as agriculture minister just lately after the Bihar CM had not thought-about his calls for of restoration of mandis. Bihar had mandi system in place until 2006. The state had about 100 mandis.
In a letter to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on 17 October, farmers’ chief BKU nationwide spokesperson Choudhary Rakesh Tikait wrote: “It’s to deliver to your discover that farmers (in Bihar) haven’t been getting correct platform to promote their grain and they don’t get good value for his or her produce and there was no mandis in Bihar for 15-16 years. Farmers of Bihar are sometimes pressured to promote their grains by means of middlemen at decrease value than value of cultivation”. Tikait added that farmers’ situation had been worsening as they don’t have any cash to purchase seeds and care for their household.
“With no mandis in place, Bihar farmers usually emigrate to different states to work as labour. Training of these college students who come from garmers’ households is fretting affected. The federal government ought to restore mandis in Bihar to make sure platform and MSP to farmers. If it’s not executed, we might be pressured to launch large motion,” stated Tikait.
RJD, which is in alliance, has at all times in favour ofandi system. An RJD chief stated: “We can not assault our personal authorities however Sudhakar Singh had raised legitimate questions earlier than he resigned. Apart from mandis, we’re additionally in favour of partaking a number of companies to obtain grain as towards only one company – Main Agriculture Cooperative Credit score Society (PACCS)”.