Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh staged a state-wide protest on Thursday over alleged delays in wheat procurement, even as the procurement process in four divisions, including Bhopal and Indore, was made operational. Protests were held in several districts, with Congress workers and farmers gheraoing Collector offices and raising slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. The issue of wheat procurement has emerged as a major political flashpo…
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Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) Wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will begin on Thursday in parts of Madhya Pradesh, while the Opposition Congress will stage a statewide protest over the alleged delay in the procurement process this year.Procurement will start in the Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal and Narmadapuram divisions, while the remaining regions Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar and Shahdol are scheduled to begin from April 15.The Centre has fixed the procurement rate at Rs 2,585 per quintal for th…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput announced that a record 19 lakh 4 thousand farmers have registered this year for procurement at minimum support price (MSP), which is 3 lakh 60 thousand more than last year. The registered area has also seen a significant jump, reaching 41.58 lakh hectares — an increase of 6.65 lakh hectares compared to the previous year.Addressing the media, Minister Rajput said that all arra…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The Congress workers, on Friday, held a massive protest over multiple delays in the beginning of procurement of wheat crops under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that delay (in procurement) was forcing farmers to sell their produce to middle-persons at low prices. A large number of Youth Congress workers along with local party leaders on Friday blocked a National Highway in Shujalpur in Shajapur district, resulting in long queues of vehicles and…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Mohan Yadav government, accusing it of turning the “Year of Farmer Welfare” into a “Year of Farmer Exploitation”.Addressing a press conference on Friday, Patwari said farmers across the state are facing severe crises on multiple fronts — fertiliser shortage, gunny bag crisis, delayed wheat procurement, and unfulfilled promises on minimum support prices.Patwari alleged that despite…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The conviction of Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti by Delhi’s Special MP/MLA court in a cheating case, followed by his disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly within hours, has triggered a political row in the state.Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari, addressing a press conference on Friday, raised questions on the haste shown in disqualifying Datia’s Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s membership from the State legislative assembly, stating th…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The membership of Congress MLA from Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been cancelled from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a cooperative bank fraud case by a Delhi court.“As a consequence of his (Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti) conviction — resulting in a three-year term of imprisonment and a monetary fine of Rs 100,000 on April 2, 2026 — and in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court dated July 10, 2013, Rajendra Bhartiya stands disqu…
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh engaged in a war of words over the state government’s decision to reschedule wheat procurement dates at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). On Monday, the state government released a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), according to which procurement in the Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and Narmadapuram divisions will now begin on April 10, rather than April 7.Similarly, procurement in…
Bhopal, March 30 (IANS) The procurement of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026–27 in Madhya Pradesh, which was scheduled to begin from April 1, has now been rescheduled again.The government’s new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), issued on Monday, stated that the wheat procurement process in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and Narmadapuram divisions will begin from April 10.Similarly, the procurement of wheat crops in Jabalpur, Gwalior, Rewa, Shahdol, Chambal,…
Chhindwara, March 28 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh has criticised Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over the tragic road accident that killed 10 people and injured more than 30 in Chhindwara district. State Congress chief Jitu Patwari, who visited Chhindwara on Saturday, met families affected by the accident and targeted Yadav, claiming that villagers were taken to the Chief Minister’s rally.Patwari also met those injured in the accident at the Chhindwara district hospital. H…