TRS to magnify mix versus Centre over paddy purchase

Hyderabad: Lashing out at the BJP State leaders for yet once more stabbing in the back their guarantees on paddy purchase, Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy advised that if the Union government does not acquire paddy within a week, the BJP leaders will certainly not have the ability to relocate about in theState He mentioned that the TRS will certainly magnify its demonstrations requiring the Centre to acquire paddy from the State.

Reminding that Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and also BJP State president Bandi Sanjay had actually urged farmers to grow paddy throughout Yasangi, Rajeshwar Reddy knocked that the Centre was currently developing difficulties in purchase. Due to non-procurement of paddy by the union government, he claimed supply totaling up to over 90 lakh tonnes of paddy were accumulating in the mills.

“For nearly two months, operations in about 3,300 rice mills are affected. As a result, labourers are facing inconvenience due to loss of livelihood,” he claimed.

Tearing right into the BJP leaders, the Samithi chairman claimed pointing out massive need for paddy, union Food Minister Piyush Goyal had actually lately asked the States to urge paddy. However, while Telangana government had actually acquired 50 lakh tonnes paddy at an expense of Rs 20,000 crore, the Centre did not launch a paise to the State hereof.

“Kishan Reddy should prevail upon his Cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal and ensure that the Centre

procures paddy from Telangana as the BJP leaders promised to the farmers,” he included.