Farmers of Bhuliasikuan village under Khariar block of Nuapada district have complained that they are unable to sell their paddy as they have not yet received the tokens for the purpose.
“Above 4,000 quintals of paddy is there for sale in our village, but we have not been supplied tokens,” they said. The delay has caused resentment amongst the farmers.
“We are waiting for last three weeks to sell our paddy.. We don’t know to whom we should appraise our grievance,” said some farmers.
The functionaries in charge of the Bhojpur Mandi, (procurement centre), which has been assigned the responsibility to lift the paddy of these farmers, say that they submitted requisitions online for 44 farmers of Bhuliasikuan on January 20, but the online portal shows that it is pending. Farmers have demanded immediate issue of tokens.
