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Nashik farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750kg of onion, sends earnings to PM Narendra Modi

-PTI

MUMBAI: An onion-grower from Maharashtra, who had to sell his produce for little over Rs one per kg has sent his earnings to the Prime Minister to mark his protest.

Sanjay Sathe, a resident of Niphad tehsil in Nashik district, was among the handful of 'progressive farmers' selected by the Union agriculture ministry for an interaction with then US president Barack Obama when he visited India in 2010.

Speaking to PTI on Sunday, Sathe said, "I produced 750kg of onion in this season but was offered a rate of Rs one per kg at Niphad wholesale market last week.

"Finally I could negotiate a deal for Rs 1.40 per kg and received Rs 1,064 for 750kg, he said.

"It was painful to see such paltry returns on four months of toil. Hence I have donated Rs 1,064 to the Disaster Relief Fund of the PMO as a protest. I had to pay additional Rs 54 for sending it by money order," he said.

"I do not represent any political party. But I am angry because of the government's apathy towards our woes," he added.

The money order was sent on November 29 from the Niphad office of India Post. It was addressed to "Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India".

Nashik district in north Maharashtra accounts for 50% of onion production in India.

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