”Individuals could be wrong but not the cooperative organizations. You can take sternest stand and ask us to leave. I assure you I and others would not take a moment to pack up and go, but for God’s sake, save cooperatives from the jinn of “Administrator”, an anguished NCUI President said.
”Administrators have no attachment to cooperatives and wherever they are at the helm, cooperatives have gone down. Gujarat is an exception where cooperatives are doing a wonderful job despite them”, reminded Chandra Pal.
Though he did not say in words but several cases including that of NCCF and NAFED have recently cropped up where cooperative leaders and the government are at draggers drawn. Besides, there are abundant cases of superstition of cooperative bodies in the states.
On some technical ground the 97th CAA has gone in limbo, a fresh attempt to recast the Multi State Cooperative Act is going on and the Direct Tax Code is seriously threatening cooperatives, said Chandra Pal in the presence of the Minister who heard him with rapt attention.
Besides complaints, NCUI President also used the occasion to remind that India represents the strongest cooperative movement in the world and government schemes could be best implemented through this. If a farmer would get fertilizer through IFFCO or Kribhco, he would never venture into the open market. See cooperatives, how wonderful they have done; IFFCO today has become the best cooperative in the world, claimed the President.
We also need a word of appreciation, grimaced the NCUI President.