Former Haryana CM Hooda blames low procurement of crop on government’s “arbitrary” new rules

Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that both the produce and the producers—the farmers—are facing continuous distress in grain markets across the State as the online portal is non-functional, gate passes are not being generated, bidding is not taking place, and there is neither procurement, lifting of stocks, nor payment being made. 

Mr. Hooda, who has been continuously touring grain markets across the State, visited the Sohna grain market on Monday (April 13, 2026). He interacted with farmers, Arhtiyas (commission agents), and labourers.