Chogawan: The farmers’ unions going to the elections are not only disappointed with the cancellation of their scheduled mega meetings to be held on traditional occasions. Lohri and Maghi festival due to Covid-19 restrictions, but also due to rising prices of jaggery and fall in prices of maize.
“Before the start of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, we had planned huge gatherings in the border area Punjab To celebrate the festival of Lohri and Maghi as part of our election campaign but now the plan has changed, we will have a very small gathering by lighting bonfire in the evening and small gathering at religious places on Maghi the next day. Sabha Satnam Singh Ajnala.
However, at the same time he expressed concern over the rising prices of ‘gur’, which plays an important role during the festival of Lohri. “Jaggery used to be around Rs 30 to Rs 40 per kg but now it has gone up to Rs 100 to Rs 120 per kg, similarly the prices of maize used for making popcorn have come down so much that farmers need to cultivate it. No interest in doing, it’s all reduced. Festive spirits,” he said.
Similarly, Harjinder Singh TandaChairman of Azad Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, one of the constituents of United Samaj Morcha (SSM) said that if voted to power, they will ensure the return of the festive spirit. Tanda, who is one of the list of ten candidates fielded by the SSM from Khadoor Sahib constituency, said a lot remains to be done. Society”.
another farm worker Dharmander Mukerian He said that last year the minimum support price of maize was Rs 1870 per quintal but in reality it was sold for around Rs 1200 which was not a profitable proposition for the farmers so they stopped farming. “During Lohri traditional food including jaggery, popcorn, sesame etc were offered in the bonfire, but now jaggery is expensive and maize is difficult to get, so where is the charm and spirit of the festival,” he said.
Chairman of the Border Area Conflict Committee Ratan Singh Randhawa He said that he had instructed his workers to ensure that the COVID 19 guidelines are followed. Randhawa said, “It is in our own favor, we cannot take the risk of our workers getting sick, so we are careful, but at the same time we can avoid large gatherings on Lohri and Maghi and heavy distribution of jaggery items and popcorn. miss.”
“Before the start of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, we had planned huge gatherings in the border area Punjab To celebrate the festival of Lohri and Maghi as part of our election campaign but now the plan has changed, we will have a very small gathering by lighting bonfire in the evening and small gathering at religious places on Maghi the next day. Sabha Satnam Singh Ajnala.
However, at the same time he expressed concern over the rising prices of ‘gur’, which plays an important role during the festival of Lohri. “Jaggery used to be around Rs 30 to Rs 40 per kg but now it has gone up to Rs 100 to Rs 120 per kg, similarly the prices of maize used for making popcorn have come down so much that farmers need to cultivate it. No interest in doing, it’s all reduced. Festive spirits,” he said.
Similarly, Harjinder Singh TandaChairman of Azad Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, one of the constituents of United Samaj Morcha (SSM) said that if voted to power, they will ensure the return of the festive spirit. Tanda, who is one of the list of ten candidates fielded by the SSM from Khadoor Sahib constituency, said a lot remains to be done. Society”.
another farm worker Dharmander Mukerian He said that last year the minimum support price of maize was Rs 1870 per quintal but in reality it was sold for around Rs 1200 which was not a profitable proposition for the farmers so they stopped farming. “During Lohri traditional food including jaggery, popcorn, sesame etc were offered in the bonfire, but now jaggery is expensive and maize is difficult to get, so where is the charm and spirit of the festival,” he said.
Chairman of the Border Area Conflict Committee Ratan Singh Randhawa He said that he had instructed his workers to ensure that the COVID 19 guidelines are followed. Randhawa said, “It is in our own favor, we cannot take the risk of our workers getting sick, so we are careful, but at the same time we can avoid large gatherings on Lohri and Maghi and heavy distribution of jaggery items and popcorn. miss.”
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