Hundreds of farmers including women belonged to Gohad (Bhind) staged a protest against the alleged shortage of fertilizer in the marketing societies on Sunday. Meanwhile, police were forced to use lathicharge against the farmers as they were under intensive stone pelting by them against the shortage of farmers. The farmers also blockade roads near rice mills and Gohad Chauraha.
The Deputy Director of Agriculture department said that distribution of fertilizer in Krishi Upaj mandi and Itawa road would not be made in Bhind on Sunday. The farmers would get fertilizer from marketing societies. It may be mentioned that the farmers have been agitating over shortage of fertilizer in the district over a fortnight. On Sunday, large number of farmers including women and children were standing since 4 am in order to get the fertilizer but since the lock of marking society did not open up to 10 am, the farmers started pelting stones.
The women then reached Collectorate to Gherao Collector Madhukar Agneya, but he was not found there. Deputy Director Agriculture Manoj Kashyap said that the farmers would get fertilizer from marketing societies so they should go to marketing societies. Meanwhile, the Kisan Congress led by State secretary Ashish Gurjar staged chhakkajam near Gohad rice mill for an hour. The farmers said that godown in charge DN Sirothiya told the farmers that they should go to the marketing societies to get fertilizer. On the other hand SDM Uma Karare told the farmer that 2 bag each would be given to the farmers on token.