Patiala News:Interstate Barrier Market Committee handed over to the police a truck loaded with PR paddy coming from Uttar Pradesh at Dudhansadhan
-Continuous checks are being carried out to prevent illegal paddy – Secretary Market Committee Ashok Kumar Jindal
-Said, protecting the interests of Punjab farmers and ensuring transparency in the paddy procurement process is the main priority of the department
The Punjab government has issued instructions to various departments to protect the interests of Punjab farmers during the Kharif season 2026-27 and to stop attempts to illegally bring paddy from outside states and sell it at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Punjab markets. Giving this information, Secretary Market Committee of Dudhansadhan Ashok Kumar Jindal said that as per the directions of Deputy General Manager Rajnish Goyal, leadership of Patiala District Mandi Officer Aslam Mohammad and instructions of SDM of Dudhansadhan Harjot Kaur, a truck loaded with PR paddy coming from Uttar Pradesh has been seized at Interstate Barrier Market Committee Dudhansadhan and handed over to the police.
The Secretary said that in compliance with the government instructions, the Market Committee and the Food and Civil Supplies Department are continuously checking the Interstate Barrier Market Committee Dudhansadhan and other checkpoints by assigning employees to duty in shifts for 24 hours. Under this campaign, on October 15 at around 7:40 pm, the Market Committee and the Food and Civil Supplies Department employees were jointly checking the Interstate Barrier Market Committee Dudhansadhan.
He said that during this, truck number HP 72 D 5277 was stopped and inspected, and the truck was found to be loaded with PR paddy, regarding which the driver of the truck did not have any documents. Apart from the driver, Ramesh Lal son of Sundar Lal, resident of Ramana Ramani, District Karnal, Haryana, was also present in the truck. During interrogation, he told that the said paddy was brought from Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh and was being taken to Patiala. Sampling was also done on the spot by the departmental employees. During the inspection of the truck, the driver and the person present with him were asked to produce the necessary documents regarding the paddy, but they did not produce any satisfactory answer or document, which could prove the arrival of the said paddy as per the rules. After this, the departmental employees handed over the truck along with the concerned persons to the police for further action.
Ashok Kumar Jindal said that in this regard, the police have registered a case under Section 318(4) 61(2) of the IPC under Case No. 155/2026. He further said that the employees of the concerned departments are continuously being vigilant to prevent the illegal arrival of paddy in coordination with each other. Necessary instructions were also issued by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dudhan Sadhan, Harjot Kaur in this regard. Secretary of the Market Committee Dudhan Sadhan, Ashok Kumar Jindal said that protecting the interests of the farmers of Punjab and ensuring transparency in the paddy procurement process is the main priority of the department. He said that the Market Committee Dudhan Sadhan is continuously monitoring the barriers and other sensitive places and the department is discharging its responsibility with complete honesty and dedication. He said that the checking and monitoring campaign will continue continuously to protect the interests of the farmers of Punjab and to run the paddy procurement process smoothly. The Secretary clarified that in future also if any person, agent, laborer or any other miscreant is found bringing paddy illegally or involved in it, then appropriate legal action will be taken against him as per the rules. He appealed to the farmers, traders and the common people that if anyone gets any information regarding illegal import of paddy from outside states, then he can inform the office of the Market Committee Dairy Products. The name of the person giving the information will be kept confidential and appropriate action will be taken as per the rules on the basis of the information received.
On this occasion, the inspector of the purchasing agency, the employees of the market committee and milk processing plants were present. Apart from this, Deputy General Manager Rajnish Goyal visited the grain markets of Gharam, Devigarh and milk processing plants, during which he checked the records of the agents such as heap registers etc