BJP Challenges CM to Visit Procurement Centres
Maheshwar alleged that the government was not purchasing the entire produce and demanded procurement of all paddy if it was committed to farmers’ welfare.
Adilabad: BJP floor leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy on Thursday alleged that the state government had failed to fulfil promises made to farmers, citing issues in implementation of Rythu Bandhu and paddy procurement.
Addressing a farmers’ meeting at Sarangapur in Nirmal district on the concluding day of the ‘Rythu Gosa – BJP Bharosa’ programme, he said the government was not procuring adequate quantities of paddy.
Referring to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, he said the same standards earlier applied to former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao should now be applied to the present government.
Maheshwar Reddy said party leaders had travelled about 1,000 km over four days and interacted with farmers, claiming that less than 40 per cent of paddy had been procured. He challenged the Chief Minister to visit Nirmal, Peddapalli and Sarangapur to assess the situation at procurement centres.
He alleged that the government was not purchasing the entire produce and demanded procurement of all paddy if it was committed to farmers’ welfare.
Malkajgiri MP Etela Rajender said farmers would respond politically as they had done in the past. He alleged that farmers were incurring additional expenses on transportation and procurement materials without adequate government support.
Other BJP leaders, including MLA Payal Shankar and others, also criticised the government over procurement and support measures, alleging that farmers were facing distress due to delays and rain-damaged produce.
The meeting was attended by farmers and local residents, with party leaders reiterating demands for timely procurement and support.
