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Hyderabad: The Central government has categorically stated that it would not purchase parboiled rice in Yasangi and it did not take any decision on the extent of paddy to be procured in Vanakalam in Telangana. With the Centre’s decision, the parboiled rice will fade into oblivion. Following directions from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, a […]
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Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy slammed BJP State president Bandi Sanjay for his lack of knowledge about agriculture and yet making irresponsible statements against the State government.He demanded that Sanjay who started ruckus over the paddy cultivation two months ago, must put an end to it by convincing the Centre to give a clarity […]
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Nalgonda: Former Chairman of Legislative Council Gutha Sukender Reddy on Saturday urged the Centre to take up measures to shift the rice of the last Yasangi crop from the godowns of Telangana to create space that would help speed up paddy procurement of Kharif season. Speaking at a media conference along with Nalgonda MLA Kancherla […]
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Hyderabad: After assuring farmers that he would initiate necessary steps to make the Central government purchase rice, State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar made a ‘U’ turn making it clear that the Centre would purchase only raw rice but not parboiled rice. “If the Centre is purchasing parboiled rice from any State in the country […]
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All along, the BJP leader has been instigating farmers to cultivate only paddy, but now the Centre says it won’t procure parboiled rice
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Hyderabad: Demanding the State and Central Governments to procure paddy produced in Telangana, the State unit of Congress party is staging a demonstration from Public Gardens to Agriculture Commissioner office, Nampally here on Thursday. Raising slogans and holding placards, the Congress party leaders are demanding the State and Central Governments to stop politicising the paddy […]
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Hyderabad: Launching an all-out attack on the BJP on the issue of paddy procurement in the State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had just one question for the Union government: “Will you buy our paddy or not?” He demanded that the Union government spell out its policy on paddy procurement without further delay. “I am […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana State Civil Supplied Corporation chairman Mareddy Srinivas Reddy alleged that the Centre’s non-uniform policies for paddy procurement, are causing severe losses for the State exchequer. He rubbished the claims of the BJP State leaders that the Union government was paying entire expenditure for paddy procurement including transportation, storage and even for gunny bags. […]
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Hyderabad: BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar here on Wednesday advised the ruling party leaders not to make the paddy procurement an issue. “It’s not an issue between two parties but an issue of farmers who are facing problems because of the delay in procuring paddy,” he said while addressing a press conference here. “In […]
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Hyderabad: Turning up the heat on the BJP at the Centre over paddy procurement, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao along with the State Cabinet Ministers, legislators, MPs and other TRS elected representatives, will stage a demonstration at Indira Park on Thursday. It would be one of the rarest occasions in the nation’s history where the […]
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Hyderabad: With the sowing of paddy crop for the Rabi (Yasangi) season fast approaching, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to address the confusion prevailing over the rice procurement in the State. He wanted the Union government to come out with an annual procurement plan well ahead so that […]
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Hyderabad: TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao lambasted the BJP State leadership for making statements contradictory to the Centre on paddy procurement and misleading farmers to cultivate paddy during the upcoming Yasangi season. He demanded that BJP State president Bandi Sanjay must own his statement and take the responsibility of convincing the Centre […]
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Hyderabad: TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has asked the Centre to come out clearly with a paddy procurement policy and set annual targets for paddy procurement as requested by Telangana government. Chandrashekhar Rao, who chaired a meeting with the TRS Legislative Party in Hyderabad, also asked the Union government to decide the […]
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Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday strongly condemned the attack of BJP activists on farmers during Bandi Sanjay’s visit to IKP paddy procurement centres in the erstwhile Nalgonda district. Reacting to the issue, the Minister said, ” paddy procurement was held peacefully in the erstwhile Nalgonda district for the last six years. Even […]
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Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday asked the party cadre to take part in large numbers in demonstrations to be organised by the party in all the district Collector offices on Thursday demanding that the State government purchase paddy from farmers. Interacting with district party presidents, in-charges and heads of various morchas […]
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Rajanna-Sircilla: Collector Anurag Jayanthi instructed officials to speed up the paddy procurement process in the district. The Collector conducted a review meeting with officials to discuss the paddy procurement process at his chamber in the Collectorate complex here on Wednesday. The Collector said that out of 265 purchasing centers, 248 centers were already inaugurated. 16,904 […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy wondered as to why the BJP State president Bandi Sanjay and MP Dharmapuri Arvind were not responding properly to the points raised by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in respect of paddy procurement. Speaking at a training programme organised for the Congress workers, Revanth Reddy […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy stated that the Centre had utterly failed in terms of paddy procurement. He accused that the Union government had no specific policy on paddy procurement for the Yasangi season and was showing discrimination towards Telangana State, despite purchasing entire paddy crop from Punjab. Addressing the mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan […]
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Hyderabad: Continuing his onslaught against the BJP leadership for the second consecutive day, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced that the TRS would stage protests in all Assembly constituency headquarters in the State on November 12, demanding that the Centre procure entire paddy crop from farmers of Telangana State. He urged people of Telangana to […]
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Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that the Union government was showing a stubborn attitude towards farmers’ community. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a paddy procurement centre in Soan mandal centre on Sunday. Indrakaran said the State government introduced a slew of innovative schemes for the welfare of the agrarian community. He […]
