Minister’s OSD demands money to start soybean procurement centres: Maha Congress

NAGPUR: Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Friday in the state assembly alleged that the Minister of Marketing Jayakumar Rawal’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and a private person from Beed demand Rs 3 lakh to soybean procurement centres in Maharashtra.

He claimed that the soybeans of farmers in the Nanded and Yavatmal districts are being rejected. Taking a serious note, the Assembly Speaker Rahul Norwegian announced an investigation into the allegations.

Through the Point of Information in the Legislative Assembly, Wadettiwar brought the rejected soybeans of the farmers into the house. He presented the plight of the affected farmers before the Speaker and the Minister.

As soon as the question hour ended, Wadettiwar presented samples of soybeans rejected by farmers in the house, making serious allegations and demanding a solution to this issue.

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