Kurukshetra : Farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Charuni called off a proposed blockade of National Highway-44 in Shahabad on Monday after the Haryana govt assured them of resolving issues related to delayed paddy procurement , lifting and e-Kharid verification .




Farmers had gathered at Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial with lathis following a call by union president Gurnam Singh Charuni , who had asked them to press the govt on their grievances. They threatened to block GT Road if senior officials did not hold talks.




A meeting was held with principal secretary Amneet P Kumar , Kurukshetra DC Vishram Kumar Meena, SP Chandra Mohan and officials of the agriculture, food and civil supplies departments and Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board.




Charuni said farmers were facing a shortage of space in mandis because of delayed lifting, while e-Kharid registrations remained unverified. He said govt assured that pending registrations would be cleared within hours and lifting would be carried out at full capacity.




On district-wise procurement limits based on average yield, Charuni said govt assured that crops exceeding the average would be re-verified and the entire quantity procured.




Kumar said lifting had been expedited and procurement would run smoothly. She said around Rs 44 crore had been released towards farmers’ payments, of which Rs 13 crore had been deposited in bank accounts.