Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:52 (IST) ADM Supply has investigated after the video of storage of paddy without weighing in Katherua PCU paddy procurement center of Bidhnu, Kanpur went viral. Farmers claimed that … read more Samvad Sahayee, Bidhnu (Kanpur). On the one hand, the farmers of Bidhnu area are worried about paddy not being procured on time for the past one week, while a video of a trolley storing paddy without weighing it in the purchasing center of Katherua Intensive Cooperative Society PCU has spread on the internet media on Thursday night. Taking cognizance of the video, ADM on the instructions of the district magistrate reached the stock purchase center on Friday. Where they got mad at the secretary after not seeing the banner and hook for weighing. He said action will be taken against the culprits after investigation. The center in charge said that the chairman of the committee stored his own paddy last night. Remove ad, just read news, PCU’s paddy purchasing center is located in the intensive cooperative society in Katherua. In the absence of the secretary, a trolley with paddy, without weighing, was stored in the purchasing center at around 21:00 on Thursday evening. Local farmers made a video of it and popularized it on the internet media. Farmers also protested against brokers who store their paddy in the dark of night instead of buying their paddy in broad daylight. Taking cognizance of the video, on the orders of District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh, ADM Supply Ashutosh Dubey along with AR Cooperative Rakesh Prabhakar and ADO Chandrika Prasad reached the purchase center on Friday afternoon to investigate. During the inspection, ADM got angry with Bhanu Pratap, Supply Secretary, after he did not see the banner and fork in the middle. During this, two dozen farmers from the surrounding area, including former village headman Guddu Bajpai, Chaurai resident farmers Vipin Vishwakarma, Vinod Bajpai, Pawan Kumar, Mustaq and Chhaunki village residents Mathura Prasad Tiwari, Rasoman Tiwari told that they are never weighed in the center during the day. After making rounds at the center for the past one week, he had to sell paddy to traders at throwaway prices. At the same time, paddy from middlemen is continuously stored in the center for the last four nights. Many errors were found in the purchase center. Action will be taken against the culprits after investigating the popular video of illegal storage in the dark of night and the allegations of the farmers. – Ashutosh Dubey, Chairman of ADM Supply Committee, Mahendra Singh weighed his own paddy from the field and got it stored in the center with the help of the fourth employee of the committee. He got the information when he reached the center on Friday morning. -Bhanu Pratap Singh, Secretary The paddy stored in the dark of night is not theirs. All the allegations are baseless.- Mahendra Singh, committee chairman Katherua went around the purchase center for a week and alleged farmers. But weighing was not seen at the center even for a single day. Under duress, he sold paddy to the trader at low prices. – Pawan Kumar Chourai Center is dominated by middle men. In the name of brokers, paddy is bought from middlemen at night by scaring the farmers. – Mohammad Mustaq, Shivganj Chourai. Paddy has been stored in the dark for the last four days. Farmers made a video of the brokers storing paddy on Thursday evening. – Vipin Vishwakarma, Chaurai The government claims to provide facilities to the farmers and fair price of paddy, but the brokers are busy in the buying centres. – Mathura Prasad Tiwari, Chhaunki.