Bankers should stop harassing farmers: Kisan Union Sidhupur

SAS Nagar, November 24, The meeting of Bharatiya Kisan Union Sidhupur was held in Kharar Anaj Mandi under the chairmanship of State Press Secretary Meher Singh Thedi. In which the difficulties faced by the farmers were discussed.

SAS Nagar, November 24, The meeting of Bharatiya Kisan Union Sidhupur was held in Kharar Anaj Mandi under the chairmanship of State Press Secretary Meher Singh Thedi. In which the difficulties faced by the farmers were discussed.

Giving information about this, the press secretary of Kharar block of the union, Haqiq Singh Gharuna said that during the meeting, the leaders said that the farmers have not come out of the problems of maintaining the stubble after cutting the paddy, that the cooperative banks have started harassing the farmers in a new way. are lying

He said that the farmers repay the previous loan from the cooperative society every six months and buy fertilizer for the new crop and take cash money to raise the crop according to their own limit.
The secretary of the council fills the check from the farmer's check book while sitting in the office of the council and the farmer takes the check to the bank and gets the money.

He said that for the last several days, the co-operative banks of Mohali district have been harassing the farmers and asking them to fill a declaration form for setting up an adika and get it verified by the sarpanch and nambardar, while every farmer has given his land while becoming a member of the council. The layers and all the details have been given by the bank and the society after which the farmer becomes entitled to take.

He said that no sarpanch or numberedar verifies the declaration as the record of the farmer's land is with the patwari of the revenue department. He said that despite having all the details of farmers' lands with the council, the bank is harassing the farmers.

The leaders said that if they stop harassing the farmers with the banks, the Varna Kisan Union will stage large dharnas at the branches of the cooperative banks and the head office of the bank. The responsibility of which will be the DM and senior officials of the bank.

All the leaders and farmers involved in this meeting took strict notice of this bad action of the bank and the farmers will protest on a large scale, the responsibility of which will be the responsible officials of the cooperative bank. The meeting was attended by Ravinder Singh Dehalka District President Mohali, Bahadur Singh Niamia General Secretary District Mohali, Charanjit Singh Ghoga Member District Committee and many other farmers.