BJP alleges ‘procurement conspiracy’, says farmers forced to sell below MSP
The BJP has accused the Congress government of a conspiracy to force farmers to sell their produce below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) due to procurement delays. During a fact-finding tour, BJP leaders highlighted the struggles faced by farmers at procurement centres, where they have been waiting for days to sell their crops. The BJP has pledged to support farmers and demand immediate action from the government to address these issues.
- ▪BJP president N. Ramchander Rao alleged a conspiracy to benefit middlemen and millers.
- ▪Farmers have been waiting for days at procurement centres, facing delays and indifference from officials.
- ▪The BJP is conducting a three-day tour to inspect procurement centres and highlight farmers' hardships.
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State BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday alleged that “a major conspiracy is underway to force farmers to sell their produce below the Minimum Support Price (MSP), due to deliberate delays in procurement by the Congress government, with the malicious intent of benefiting middlemen and millers.”He claimed that not only paddy but also crops such as maize and jowar (sorghum) brought to procurement centres are either being ignored or subjected to delays, pushing farmers into distress sales.Speaking to the media at Parigi and Vikarabad during the first day of a three-day fact-finding tour of procurement centres, Mr.
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