Kurukshetra: BKU (Pehowa) Alleges Same Farmland Verified Twice on Haryana Paddy Portal

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Pehowa) has alleged that the same agricultural land was registered and verified twice on Haryana's Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MFMB) portal, allowing two different people to sell paddy against a single plot at different grain markets. The union says it holds documents that point to the duplication. These claims have not been independently verified.

The allegation builds on an earlier complaint. The union had already flagged fake registrations made in other people's names in the Pehowa and Ismailabad areas of Kurukshetra district, and a case was registered in Pehowa after those complaints.

Union spokesperson Prince Waraich cited one example: a farmer from Barot village in Kaithal district sold his crop in Kaithal, while another person allegedly sold produce at the Pehowa grain market against the same land entry on the portal. Waraich said the union could not understand how two sellers were able to trade against one parcel.

Why it matters: MFMB is the digital record that ties a farmer's declared crop and land to procurement at minimum support price (MSP). If the record can be duplicated, the union argues, genuine growers can be squeezed out. Waraich said some farmers found that their paddy was already shown as sold in markets while their crop was still standing in the fields.

Waraich also alleged that commission agents were bringing cheaper paddy from Uttar Pradesh and selling it in Haryana with the help of officials, using bogus bills generated through the portal. He argued that the double verification of one plot suggests involvement of Agriculture Department officials. He further claimed that accused agents were pressuring farmers to withdraw complaints, and that no action had followed the earlier ones. These are the union's allegations, and no official response was included in the report.

The union plans to hand over its documents to the state government on Wednesday and seek an impartial investigation and action against those responsible. It has warned of an agitation if the government does not act. For a procurement season that depends on trust in digital records, how swiftly the state responds will be closely watched by farmers, traders and millers alike.

Source: The Tribune

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