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Punjab: Farmers allege arhtiyas demanding ‘signed blank cheques’ to facilitate procurement -Anju Agnihotri Chaba

-The Indian Express An arhtiya from Khanna Mandi said that they are taking blank cheques from farmers as a security, adding that both arhtiyas and farmers know that during every procurement season only pre-decided amount would be deducted. Jalandhar: Just when he was ready to harvest his standing wheat crop and ship it to the mandi, farmer Nihal Singh (name changed) from Bathinda’s Baluana village was thrown off balance by an unlikely demand from his arhtiya. Nihal Singh alleges that he was asked to provide a signed black cheque to the arhtiya against payment of a loan of Rs 2 lakh taken two years back. While the farmer has been paying regular instalments to the arhtiya for the past four cropping seasons and has paid amount equal to the principal, he was told that Rs 1 lakh was still outstanding against the interest due. The arhtiya’s demand ensured that Nihal delayed harvesting his crop till deciding whether to furnish the signed cheque or not. “I assured him that I will pay the entire amount due, but he is not ready to take my word and asked me to give a blank cheque signed by me or my crop will not be auctioned by him in the mandi. But I have not yet to decide on it,” said the farmer who owns five acres of land, adding he is unlikely to give a blank cheque fearing that the arhtiya will encash the entire amount due at one go, while had planned to pay it in two instalments. Farmers in several areas like Jalandhar, Khanna, Faridkot, Sangrur and Mansa have pointed to similar demands being made by their arhtiyas. Please click here to read more.