Hooda slams MSP hike, says Haryana farmers forced to sell below support price
Haryana farmers are being forced to sell paddy and bajra below the government-announced MSP amid inadequate procurement arrangements, Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged, calling the latest Rabi MSP hike a “drop in the ocean.”
Girish Saini
Oct 2, 2026 08:11
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Rohtak/Chandigarh, October 2, 2026: Haryana farmers are being forced to sell paddy and bajra below the government-announced MSP amid inadequate procurement arrangements, Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged, calling the latest Rabi MSP hike a “drop in the ocean.”
Hooda said farmers in the state were selling their produce for up to ₹400 per quintal below MSP, while also facing shortages of storage, weighing and lifting facilities at mandis.
He said the 25-paise-per-kg increase in MSP was inadequate given the sharp rise in the cost of fuel, fertilisers, seeds, pesticides, farm machinery and labour.
Hooda also alleged that MSP increases averaged around 14% annually during the Congress-led government, compared with about 5% under the BJP.
He further demanded that the BJP fulfil its promise of procuring paddy at ₹3,100 per quintal, alleging that farmers were yet to benefit from the promised rate and were being forced to sell at lower prices.
