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Telangana BJP leaders, led by State president N. Ramchander Rao, on with MLAs and MLCs, volition sojourn procurement centres crossed districts for 3 days starting Monday. The circuit aims to item farmers’ distress and exposure the “government’s failure” successful procurement management.
The programme was finalised astatine a gathering chaired by Mr. Rao astatine the BJP bureau successful Hyderabad connected Friday. Legislature Party person A. Maheshwar Reddy aboriginal told the media that farmers are facing terrible hardship owed to delays successful the procurement of paddy and maize, and the lack of sorghum procurement.
“So far, lone astir 24% of paddy has been procured, contempt accumulation touching 1.41 crore metric tonnes. Last year, procurement stood astatine astir 90 lakh MTs. Even by the Chief Minister’s ain connection of 45 lakh MTs, the figures suggest lone 30-35% procurement. On what basis, then, is the authorities claiming 80%?” helium asked.
He besides alleged that an arbitrary deduction of 4 kilograms per container is being enforced astatine procurement centres. Many centres, helium said, are struggling with shortages of trucks and gunny bags, adding to farmers’ difficulties.
Mr. Reddy accused millers and middlemen of exploiting farmers astatine aggregate stages, from input proviso to the merchantability of produce. He further claimed that astir 10% of past year’s procurement —around 9 lakh MTs — had been “diverted,” and demanded clarity from the authorities connected what helium described arsenic a “multi-crore racket.”
The BJP person criticised the Congress authorities for failing to fulfil its canvass committedness to procure “every azygous grain” of 10 crops astatine remunerative prices. He besides flagged the hold successful implementing the ₹7,500 per acre Rythu Bharosa assistance. The enactment volition determine its adjacent people of enactment aft the tour, which is besides intended to instil assurance among farmers, helium added.
