Nalgonda: Superintendent of Police A V Ranganath on Saturday warned that criminal cases would be filed against the millers, if they purchase paddy from the farmers at the price of lower than Minimum Support Price (MSP).

In a press release here on Saturday, he said that the police department would support the district authorities in ensuring that every farmer get MSP to the paddy produced by them. If millers indulged in irregularities, their mills would be seized. The police would keep a watch on rice mills and conduct inspections. At the same time, feedback from the farmers would be collected.

He said that it has come to the notice of the district police that some of the millers were purchasing paddy from the farmers at the price lower than MSP. He informed that flexi banners with the phone numbers of the police officials would be set up at the paddy procurement centres and farmers could call if they found any irregularities including tampering of weighing machines and denial of MSP. Special measures would be taken to prevent middlemen and commission agents from entering the district from other states for purchase of paddy.

He said that tokens would be issued to the farmers to avoid traffic jam at the paddy procurement centres and the farmers should bring the crop to the centre as per their serial number.

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