Aggrieved over not getting proper price for the crop post demonetisation, Congress MlA Jeetu Jirati along with his large number of supporters on Friday staged a potato demonstration by throwing potatoes at Rajwada and Collectorate.
Not able to get proper price for potatoes, the Congress MlA from Rau, Jeetu Jirati here on Friday reached collectorate with a tractor filled with potatoes and threw potatoes on the collectorate campus in protest against losses to the farners, who according to him, after demonetisation, are not getting proper price for their produce.
While stating demonstration, he said after the demonetisation move by the Union Government, condition of farmers and farmers have worsened and the condition of farmers have become worst as they are not able to get a proper price for their crop.
Taking pity on the farmers' condition, he said in absence of no takers for their produce, they are constrained to sell potatoes at the rate of Rs 2 to Rs 5 per kg. With no takers for their potatoes, farmers are facing extreme difficulties to keep potatoes at their houses. In absence of storage facilities, potatoes are getting spoiled, thereby causing huge loss to them, he added.
Adequate police jawans had been deputed at the collectorate in view of farmers' demonstration. later Patwari along with his 50 supporters were taken into custody by the district administration for violating law and order position and sent to Mushakhedi district jail.