Rajendra Tukaram Chavan, a farmer from Solapur in Maharashtra, is shocked as he got a check of just Rs 2 for 512 kg of onions grown day and night on the border of Solapur and Osmanabad.
Let’s know what is the whole matter.
Helpless farmer cried after seeing the check
Rajendra Tukaram Chavan, a farmer from Borgaon Barshi village of Solapur, sold 500 kg of onions in the mandi on February 17.
After deducting the money for carriage, weighing and wages, he got only 2 rupees.
Along with this, the date March 8, 2023 is also written on the check he has received.
While onion prices are falling across the state, a farmer has also come under its grip in Solapur.
Farmer Rajendra Tukaram Chavan got a check of just Rs 2 in exchange for 512 kg of onions grown by hard work day and night.
Actually, farmer Rajendra Tukaram Chavan of village Borgaon (Zadi) of Barshi taluka of Solapur district had planted onion crop in his 2 acres of land.
Rajendra Chavan sent ten bags of onions to sell in the market with the intention of repaying his loan.
got only 2 rupees
On February 17, 2023, the weight of 10 sacks of onion sold to Surya Traders Onion in Solapur was 512 kg, but due to fall in the price, the farmer got a price of Re 1 per kg.
After deducting the fare of the vehicle along with Hammali, Tulai, the farmer could get only Rs.2.
Surya Traders, a trader of Agricultural Income Market Committee, gave a check of Rs.2 to Rajendra Chavan.
Holding a check of just two rupees in his hand, the helpless farmer stopped and started crying.
Surya Traders, a trader of Agricultural Income Market Committee, gave a check of Rs.2 to Rajendra Chavan.
Holding a check of just two rupees in his hand, the helpless farmer stopped and started crying.
denied the allegations
Meanwhile, the onion trader has denied all the allegations of the farmer in this regard.
According to the trader’s claim, farmer Rajendra Chavan started selling onions to him from 31 December.
After selling onions five times, he has been paid 2 lakh 30 thousand.
He told that the onion brought on February 17 was bad, so he could not get the right price.
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