Seed, pesticide shopkeepers protest new law

Seed and pesticide shopkeepers in Jind on the banner of the Jind District Fertiliser, Seed, and Pesticide Dealers Association staged a protest demonstration against the new law, the Insecticides (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2025 and submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Speaker Krishan Middha. The protesters argued that they were not terrorists, yet the law had imposed such harsh provisions on them. They demanded an immediate withdrawal of these stringent regulations.

A number of seed, fertilizer, pesticide sellers and producers gathered outside the office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture in Jind. Led by district president Pawan Garg, they opposed the new law.

Pawan Garg, leading the protest, said under the new law, if seeds, fertilisers, or pesticides were found to be substandard, the seller could face imprisonment and it was categorised as a non-bailable offence. They stated that such stringent provision was unjustified and argued that such strict laws should be for terrorists, not for traders.

In the memorandum submitted to Assembly Deputy Speaker Krishan Middha, the association pointed out that their opinions were not considered while drafting the law. They warned that this law would cripple the seed and pesticide industry, leading to massive unemployment. They demanded that the provision making substandard products a non-bailable offence be removed from the law.

The protesters include Kishan Lal Redhu, Anuj, Bablu Goyal, Anil Bagri, Suresh Narwal, Sonu Jain, Naveen Garg, and Ramu Dalamwala.

Haryana Tribune