Around 30,000 tonnes of potato stored in a cold store at Tarkhanwala in Rama block of Bathinda has rotted due to the alleged negligence of the owner, leaving a number of farmers in the lurch. Though the owner has reportedly assured the farmers to return their money or purchase potato bags from other cold stores, farmers are apprehensive. They reached the Horticulture Department for justice, but in vain as all cold stores have been de-controlled by the state government.