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Punjab MLAs seek compensation for damaged crops

| Friday | 22nd February, 2019

The members appraised the House that about 80% of potato crop had been damaged and farmers were facing huge losses. CHANDIGARH: Taking up the issue of unseasonal rains coupled with hailstorm damaging the crops across the state, members in the Punjab assembly demanded compensation for farmers.February witnessed unseasonal rains, which wreaked havoc on crops, including potato and wheat. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders also raised the issue and demanded compensation for farmers.In the budget, Punjab government had announced a Potato Seed Village Scheme for which a provision of Rs 2 crore had been made. “The extent of damage is so high that the farmers will not be left with seeds for the next year,” said Wadala. Demanding action against the transporter, Warring said that he would protest against his own government, if no action was taken.

CHANDIGARH: Taking up the issue of unseasonal rains coupled with hailstorm damaging the crops across the state, members in the Punjab assembly demanded compensation for farmers.February witnessed unseasonal rains, which wreaked havoc on crops, including potato and wheat. The members appraised the House that about 80% of potato crop had been damaged and farmers were facing huge losses. They urged the House to get a survey conducted to ascertain the exact quantum of losses.Gurpreet Singh Wadala of SAD said that potato was being sown over 1 lakh acre across Punjab and farmers had invested around Rs 70,000 per acre. “The extent of damage is so high that the farmers will not be left with seeds for the next year,” said Wadala. Acknowledging losses and damage, Randeep Singh Nabha of the Congress said that the farmers were in distress and the government should help by compensating them. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders also raised the issue and demanded compensation for farmers.In the budget, Punjab government had announced a Potato Seed Village Scheme for which a provision of Rs 2 crore had been made. The scheme had been planned with an aim to improving the quality of seed potato and expand the area under seed production.Raising the issue of three persons being crushed to death by a private bus in Ferozepur on Wednesday, members demanded enactment of law to punish owners of private buses involved in fatal accidents. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Congress MLA, said that the buses of the same private transporter had been involved in five accidents in recent months, killing 11 persons. Demanding action against the transporter, Warring said that he would protest against his own government, if no action was taken. “Why can’t we take action? Are we so helpless?” he questioned.Leader of opposition Harpal Singh Cheema called for the need to book those involved in fatal accident under Section 304 ( culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the of the IPC instead of 304-A (causing death by negligence). “There is no deterrence. The accused gets bail immediately,” said Cheema.Punjab transport minister Aruna Chaudhary informed the House that rules in this regard were in place but need fine tuning to make them more effective. She further said that training would be given to all drivers to avoid such incidents.

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