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Accusing the Congress authorities successful Karnataka of nonaccomplishment to support farmers’ interest, Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan connected Thursday granted support to Karnataka to procure 1,01,340 tonnes of Bengal gram nether the marketplace involution strategy by paying Minimum Support Prices (MSP).
Mr. Chouhan, who was successful Bengaluru to manager the Opposition BJP and JD (S) members connected the VB-G RAM-G Act, told media persons that a sum of ₹ 595.37 would beryllium granted to procure the supra quantum of Bengal gram.
Launching a tirade astatine the Congress authorities successful Karnataka, helium alleged that the Congress dispensation, which has been accusing the Centre of showing favoritism successful presumption of granting support for procuring crops nether the MSP, had acted against the interests of farmers by failing to conscionable the procurement people with respect to Tur Dal and Tothapuri mangoes.
“Though the Centre had allowed it to procure 3 lakh tonnes of toor dal nether MSP strategy successful 2024-25 erstwhile the State witnessed a bumper harvest of the crop, the State authorities procured lone 2.16 lakh tonnes. It could person stood with farmers successful distress by procuring the afloat quantum of harvest allotted to it,” helium said.
“Similarly, the Centre granted support to procure 2.50 lakh tonnes of tothapuri assortment of mango to bail retired mango growers who were successful a dire concern owed to clang successful demand. But the Congress authorities successful Karnataka hardly managed to procure 1.37 lakh tonnes,” helium alleged.
