Farmers are facing a lot of trouble due to the closure of paddy procurement at Bharritola paddy procurement center located in Manpur block since December 12. Devanand Kaushik, a resident of Bharritola, has started a hunger strike from December 22 regarding this problem of the farmers. He has started a movement against the government and administration in a Gandhian way and has demanded that paddy procurement should be started immediately in the interest of the farmers.
The youth Devanand Kaushik has been on a hunger strike in the local paddy procurement centre premises since Sunday. The youth has announced that he will continue his hunger strike until paddy procurement starts in Bharritola committee. On getting information about the hunger strike by the youth Devanand Kaushik, farmers from various villages of the area are not only reaching the strike site to meet Devanand but are also extending their support to him in this strike.
On the first day of the hunger strike, many farmers from nearby villages reached the spot and supported the youth Devanand sitting on hunger strike and reiterated their demand to start paddy procurement immediately. At the same time, the farmers of the area including the striking youth have argued that due to not being able to sell paddy on time, the farmers are facing various problems.
On the other hand, the assistant manager of the Bharritola cooperative society has expressed his inability to start paddy procurement without lifting of paddy, citing non-lifting of paddy from the paddy procurement centre and shortage of space in the centre as the reason for stopping paddy procurement.
