Guwahati, May 9 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: Farmers in the state, under the aegis of the Loumee Apunba Lup (LALUP), Thoubal, have accused the Manipur government of deceiving them under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) scheme and demanded a probe into the matter.

LALUP president W. Gojen, in a statement, alleged that the state Agriculture Department has been deceiving farmers by inviting fresh applications under the SMAM scheme without announcing the beneficiary list from the previous application process conducted in December last year.

He also appealed to the concerned authorities to intervene in the matter and address the grievances and inconveniences being faced by farmers.

The allegation followed an invitati...