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BJP legislative enactment person Eleti Maheshwar Reddy connected Thursday launched a crisp onslaught connected the Telangana government, accusing it of failing farmers and misleading them with claims of “record-breaking procurement.”
Addressing a monolithic protestation successful Nirmal, helium said farmers crossed the State, from Adilabad to Gadwal, and Nizamabad to Mahabubabad, are successful distress arsenic harvested crops are being damaged owed to delays and inadequate procurement systems.
“Farmers are watching their nutrient get soaked portion the authorities continues to marque hollow announcements,” helium said.
Mr. Reddy alleged that the Civil Supplies Department has fallen importantly abbreviated of its targets. Against an estimated output of 141 lakh metric tonnes, the authorities had promised to procure 90 lakh tonnes but has truthful acold managed lone 17.28 lakh tonnes. With implicit 80% of procurement inactive pending midway done May, helium termed the concern “serious administrative negligence.”
Highlighting pricing concerns, helium said the promised ₹500 per quintal bonus for fine-grade paddy is not reaching farmers owed to arbitrary deductions citing moisture content. Maize farmers, helium added, are suffering losses of astir ₹800 per quintal, arsenic middlemen are purchasing nutrient good beneath the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹2,400.
He besides flagged issues specified arsenic amerciable deductions, shortage of gunny bags, and delays successful transportation. Alleging collusion betwixt officials and middlemen, helium said farmers are being denied just prices portion intermediaries profit.
Demanding contiguous action, Mr. Reddy called for waiving moisture norms, ensuring afloat procurement of maize and sunflower crops, clearing pending payments wrong 48 hours, and introducing a transparent GPS-based transport system. He besides sought escaped organisation of gunny bags and enlargement of retention facilities.
Meanwhile, the Telangana BJP released a pamphlet outlining 7 austerity measures projected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging citizens to conserve resources amid planetary uncertainties. These see reducing substance consumption, utilizing nationalist transport, cutting cooking lipid use, adopting earthy farming, promoting swadeshi products, and limiting overseas travel. Party president N. Ramchander Rao encouraged Hyderabad residents to usage metro obstruction and nationalist transport, and called for carpooling and adoption of electrical vehicles to conserve fuel.
