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CPI Urges Government to Ensure 100% Paddy Purchase

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Puri, March, 9: The district committee of the Communist Party of India has submitted a memorandum to the Sub-Collector in Puri demanding an end to the alleged exploitation and mismanagement faced by farmers while selling paddy in the district.

The party demanded that all paddy produced by farmers who have registered their names should be purchased, and immediate steps should be taken to procure paddy from those farmers who have not yet registered. It also called for stopping unfair deductions (“katni-chatni”) at procurement mandis and ensuring the supply of gunny bags to farmers for paddy sale.

A delegation from the CPI submitted the memorandum to the Puri Sub-Collector. The delegation included CPI

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