Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 150
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 151
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Cheque bounce cases: Punjab farmers block highway as talks with banks, govt fail -Raakhi Jagga

Cheque bounce cases: Punjab farmers block highway as talks with banks, govt fail -Raakhi Jagga

Share this article Share this article
published Published on Feb 22, 2019   modified Modified on Feb 22, 2019
-The Indian Express

On Wednesday evening, a meeting had taken place between Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, representatives of various banks and farmer union leaders.

Ludhiana:
ON THE fourth day of protests over banks taking action against farmers in cheque bounce cases, farmers’ groups sat on a dharna blocking the Ludhiana-Ferozpur state highway after talks with banks and government representatives failed.

The farmers are protesting against banks’ practice of taking blank cheques from them while granting loans and if the loans are not paid, allegedly encash these cheques after filling in any desired amount, due to which farmers were getting booked in cheque bounce cases. Seven farmer unions have joined hands over this issue and have been sitting on dharna near Ludhiana’s Ayali village since February 18.

On Wednesday evening, a meeting had taken place between Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, representatives of various banks and farmer union leaders.

Jhanda Singh, union leader of the Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan), who had attended the meeting, said, “We were told that farmers having land upto 5 acres and those who have taken loans of upto Rs 10 lakh will not be troubled. However, we asked that all blank cheques taken should be returned and farmers having land upto 10 acres should not be troubled. However, the government and bank representatives said that would be limited to farmers having land upto 5 acres only. Hence, our talks failed, due to which a dharna was organised.”

Saudagar Singh Ghudani of the BKU Ekta Ugrahan said, “We blocked the highway for 6-7 hours on Thursday, but lifted it later and returned to the roadside dharna site. On Friday, we will be back at the same site. This dharna will continue as it is illegal to take blank cheques and hence we will not budge from our demand.”

Ghudani had on Wednesday claimed that as per a rough estimate, arrest warrant had been issued against around 350 farmers across the state in cheque bounce cases.

Please click here to read more.

The Indian Express, 22 January, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cheque-bounce-cases-farmers-block-highway-as-talks-with-banks-govt-fail-5595739/


Related Articles

 

Write Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Video Archives

Archives

share on Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Feedback
Read Later

Contact Form

Please enter security code
      Close