A dispute over labour charges brought the Agricultural Produce and Marketing Committee’s grain market to a standstill on Monday and for some hours on Tuesday. Labourers refused to load essential food grains into the 1,500 awaiting trucks. The bone of contention were the labour charges the labourers were demanding an increase in the payment given per bag loaded into the truck, but the Retail Transport Association refused to accede to the demands.

A dispute over labour charges brought the APMC grain market to a standstill on Monday. Had the loading stopped on Tuesday also, it would have affected the price of food grains. Pic for Representation