Gandhinagar:

Gujarat Agriculture minister R C Faldu today said that the cases of selling of poor quality groundnut and soil mixed ones at minimum support price would be dealt with strictly.

To a query regarding video of sacks of groundnut mixed with soil in a godown in Jetpur area of Saurashtra,Faldu said that it was procured by a cooperative society and during check the groundnut was found to be of inferior quality and also mixed with soil.

‘The central agency NAFED has brought this case to our notice and action is being taken. Those responsible for it won’t be spared as the state government will not cover up any corrupt practice,’ he said.

‘We are standing with NAFED and whichever cases are brought to our notice would be dealt with strictly,’ he said.

Notably, apprehensions about selling of poor quality groundnut and that mixed with soil was first expressed when massive fire in some godowns burnt down tonnes of that procured at MSP.

Now with the surfacing of videos of soil mixed groundnut procured at MSP, the Agriculture minister has made the statement.

DeshGujarat