The BJP has kept up the pressure on the Congress government in Telangana on paddy procurement, accusing the administration of not being able to live up to the farmers’ expectations. “The farmers’ plight after the Assembly elections is like falling from a frying pan into the fire after experiencing the BRS rule earlier and now the six-month Congress rule,” charged legislature party leader A. Maheshwar Reddy, on Friday.
Addressing a press conference at the State office, he claimed that over the last 45 days, the farmers have been facing a lot of troubles in disposing of their produce due to the “inefficient and corrupt paddy procurement process” across the State.
The unseasonal rains have only compounded the problems of the farmers as their produce has been lying in the open. There have also been instances when due to the lightning some of the farmers lost their lives as they have been guarding the paddy stocks, he said.
