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…
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Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) With the target of procuring 122 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) wheat, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Monday emphasised that special vigil be maintained especially in border districts to prevent wheat arrival for sale from neighbouring states. The Minister said that the District Food Supply Controllers (DFSCs) must personally visit the ‘mandis’ and keep a strict eye to make sure any wrongdoing doesn’t happen. Reviewing …
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,…
Bhopal, March 30 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh is planning to intensify its attack on the ruling BJP on farmers’ issues, including delay in procurement of wheat at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27.For this purpose, state Congress President, Jitu Pawari, held a meeting with Shiv Kumar Sharma, a key figure in national agrarian movements and ex-member of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), who is popularly known as ‘kakka ji’ in Bhopal, and he…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Malvinder Singh Kang on Tuesday criticised the Union Government while speaking on the Finance Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha, stating that the government’s claims of economic strength and reforms over the last decade stand completely disconnected from the ground reality. Kang said that while the Finance Minister has made tall claims about economic progress, the real picture of the country’s economy is deeply concerning.“If we lo…
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Mounting anger over low paddy procurement prices has pushed Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the centre of electoral discourse in Tamil Nadu, with Cauvery delta farmers indicating that their voting choices in the upcoming Assembly elections will depend on firm assurances from political parties. Farmer representatives from the delta region have expressed strong dissatisfaction, pointing out that Tamil Nadu provides one of the lowest state incentives in the country. Despite …
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near Telangana Assembly on Wednesday demanding payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial Gun Park before marching to the Assembly.Led by BRS deputy leader in the Assembly T. Harish Rao, the BRS legislators raised slogans, demanding the government to open centres to procure maize and ensure payment of …
Bhopal, March 11 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Congress president Arun Yadav on Wednesday said that many farmers in the state were unable to register for wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27 due to technical problems in the online system.Yadav demanded that the registration deadline be extended to give another opportunity to farmers who could not complete the process. He said that if the government failed to extend the period, it would raise dou…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party’s working President Ashwani Sharma on Sunday said that the state Budget “is a major betrayal of the mothers and sisters of the state and is disappointing for farmers, employees and the common people too”. Reacting to the Budget for 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 260,437 crore and projecting the state’s GSDP at Rs 980,635 crore with an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent, Sharma told the media here that the Aam Aadmi Party…
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday demanded that the AAP-led Punjab government should first account for the promises made in last year’s state Budget before presenting a new Budget on March 8.Chugh said the AAP government has repeatedly made tall claims in its Budgets, but the reality is that most of the major projects announced last year have not seen any progress on the ground.He said that the Bhagwant Mann government had announced a Drug Census w…