Chandigarh, Oct 6 (PTI) Punjab Congress leader and Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to buy maize crop from farmers at the minimum support price of Rs 2,400 per quintal.

"I had assured the farmers that maize procurement will be ensured at the time of harvest. Today, I am here to fulfil that promise," said Singh.

"We will lift every grain of maize that farmers have cultivated, and the crop will be procured at a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 2,400 per quintal, in line with government specifications," said Singh, whose family is into sugar business.

The MLA intends to buy maize for ethanol production.

Singh said he had a list of farmers who had sown maize this season and had also got a list from the state government.

He further his staff members wi

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