The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam has alleged that cotton auctioning withinside the district has been affected because of a syndicate some of the bidders. Talking to journalists after elevating the difficulty with officers of the Regulated Market at Mannargudi on Wednesday, TCVS trendy secretary P. R. Pandian stated the cotton public sale in delta districts started out with the State authorities solving a base charge of ₹60.eighty consistent with kg. Till a fortnight ago, the charge quoted with the aid of using the bidders on the regulated markets wherein auctioning of cotton become performed hovered between ₹a hundred to ₹a hundred and ten and proceeds had been credited withinside the farmers` accounts.
However, because the arrivals on the regulated markets increased, the bidders shaped a cartel and pulled the bidding charge under the bottom charge. Further, they presented their bids for selective masses simplest forcing different cotton cultivators to marketplace their produce withinside the open marketplace.
Claiming that the farmers had been compelled to lodge to misery sale, Mr. Pandian exhorted the State authorities to interfere and store the delta farmers who had converted to coins crop cultivation at some point of summer time season in preference to cultivating paddy as consistent with the commands from the State authorities. He advised the authorities you got and promote the produce to traders/consumers withinside the districts wherein cotton remained the top uncooked fabric for production.
Meanwhile, respectable reassets stated cotton public sale become being performed on the regulated markets as consistent with the guidelines and regulations.
