Nagpur: A group of over 400 cotton growers from Seloo village in Wardha district of Maharashtra have threatened to commit "self-immolation" in front of the RSS headquarters in Nagpur tomorrow to protest alleged non-payment of dues to the tune of Rs 8 crores by a buyer, who they claimed is close to the saffron outfit.
The farmers claimed that they had sold 20,000 quintals of cotton to Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Wardha, which in turn sold it to one Sunil Prabhakar Talatule, who owns Shrikrishna Ginning and Pressing Factory.
His father Babasaheb Talatule was among the founding fathers of the RSS, the protesters said.
He said they had approached Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungattiwar and Union Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari to draw their attention to the issue, but nothing had happened.
The farmers also approached District Collector for recovery of the amount, though the APMC is not directly under collector's control.
Wardha collector Ashutosh Salil said the attachment of the property of the defaulters has been endorsed.
When asked why they are organising their protest in front of RSS headquarters, Mr Pathak said only the RSS leadership can pressurise Mr Talatule to pay the dues.
Mr Talatule did not respond to text messages seeking his comment on the allegation.
The farmers claimed that they had sold 20,000 quintals of cotton to Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Wardha, which in turn sold it to one Sunil Prabhakar Talatule, who owns Shrikrishna Ginning and Pressing Factory.
His father Babasaheb Talatule was among the founding fathers of the RSS, the protesters said.
He said they had approached Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungattiwar and Union Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari to draw their attention to the issue, but nothing had happened.
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The farmers also approached District Collector for recovery of the amount, though the APMC is not directly under collector's control.
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Wardha collector Ashutosh Salil said the attachment of the property of the defaulters has been endorsed.
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When asked why they are organising their protest in front of RSS headquarters, Mr Pathak said only the RSS leadership can pressurise Mr Talatule to pay the dues.
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Mr Talatule did not respond to text messages seeking his comment on the allegation.
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