Mamta Banerjee and Hemant Soren
A coalition government of India was formed in Jharkhand, led by JMM. Hemant Soren was sworn in as the chief minister on November 28. During this time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present, but a few days later, the Bengal and Jharkhand governments came face to face. In fact, the Mamata government had stopped the shipment of potatoes, following which CM Hemant Soren took action and directed to resolve the issue immediately.
Jharkhand CMO tweeted: “Chief Minister Hemant Soren has taken notice of the interception of potato carts at the Bangladesh border and has directed the Chief Secretary to resolve the matter. In Jharkhand Chief Secretary After intervening in the matter, the West Bengal Chief Secretary has constituted a committee and assured to deal with the matter expeditiously.
Potato prices increased in Jharkhand as Bangladesh halted potato shipments at the border. The price of potato has increased by about Rs 500 per quintal. Regarding this issue, Jharkhand People’s Party Chairman Babral Marandi said that people are worried about the rise in potato prices. The chief minister should talk to the Bengal government to handle the situation. Meanwhile, potato traders in West Bengal have warned that they will be forced to go on strike if the state government does not lift the ban on potato sales to other states.
Many trucks returning from Bangladesh border
The Bangladesh government has banned potato exports to Jharkhand, Assam and Odisha. Police stations have set up checkpoints at border stations to ban trucks carrying potatoes from entering these states. Police maintained tight security at Beldar and Dantan police stations on the Bengal-Odisha border. Police stopped and searched all vehicles heading towards Odisha. Many vehicles carrying potatoes were turned back from checkpoints.
In this regard, state Opposition Leader Shubhendu Adhikari said that there are no borders between countries, there is only one country. The work carried out by the Mamata police in the border areas of Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand is illegal. If it is not removed then we will take all possible steps. The police blockade of the national highway is completely illegal. He will discuss the matter with the National Highways Authority and the Union Home Minister. Central forces will be deployed if required. There are no borders between countries.
300 trucks arrive in Odisha from Uttar Pradesh
Here, 300 truckloads of potatoes have arrived in Odisha from Uttar Pradesh and prices are expected to stabilize thereafter. Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra said that after stopping the import of potatoes from Bangladesh, it has started procuring potatoes from UP. He claimed that the price of potatoes has been controlled at Rs 35 per kg. At the same time, he warned that strict action would be taken if cases of black marketing of potatoes were discovered.
