Sukhbir Badal Visits Khanna Grain Market, Interacts With Farmers

Apr16,2026 | Ravinder Singh Dhillon | Khanna

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today TODAY visited Asia’s largest grain market,

He Said Punjab farmers had been dealt a double whammy, Mr Badal said “first they suffered due to destruction of their crops due to rain and hailstorm. Now they are suffering because procurement agencies are not purchasing the wheat crop due to excess moisture”. He also talked to a farmer - Labh Singh in front of newsmen who said the government was doing a drama of procurement by purchasing two to three per cent of the total crop arriving at the Mandis.

Mr Badal urged SAD halka incharge’s to visit all Mandis to put pressure on the government to start purchasing wheat crop which had accumulated in the Mandis.

Answering a question, the SAD president said delimitation could not take place on the basis of population. “It is absolutely necessary to increase Lok Sabha seats in all States on the same percentage basis instead of punishing States who have done a service to the country by following population norms laid down by the centre. This is also in the interest of federalism”. He reiterated that the SAD was in favour of women reservation but it should not be used as an excuse to increase or decrease Lok Sabha seats arbitrarily. EOM Jangveer Singh

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