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Karimnagar: CPI State secretary Chada Venkat Reddy found fault with the Central government for showing discrimination towards Telangana by not implementing assurances given in Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. It was wrong on the part of the Centre to create troubles for farmers in paddy procurement, he said. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao should not remain […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday alleged that the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was blaming the Centre on paddy procurement issue to divert the attention of people from the recently increased power charges. Addressing a press conference, he reiterated that the Central government would purchase every grain from farmers. “We […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s reported comments asking Telangana government to get people habituated to consuming broken rice sparked outrage in the State with people from different sections of society questioning the union Minister in having the audacity to make such a suggestion. Several people, peeved by the […]
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Hyderabad: Taking exception to the remarks made against the Central government on paddy procurement issue, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday clarified that the Centre would purchase every grain as per the agreement entered with the State government. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi to brief about the national cultural festival to […]
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Warangal: Making a scathing attack on the union Government for its anti-farmer and anti-common man policies, Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao has appealed to the TRS party sarpanches, MPP presidents and ZP chairpersons of the erstwhile Warangal district to ensure passing of resolutions in the general body meetings against the BJP government at the Centre as […]
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Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday asked the farmers to stand with the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in his fight against Narendra Modi government on anti-farmer policies including for paddy procurement. Speaking at Nalgonda assembly constituency level meeting of TRS here, Jagadish Reddy said that farmers of Telangana have history of playing […]
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Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday called upon the TRS members to take up door-to-door campaign to explain the people about the decisions of the Centre impacting the interests of Telangana state particularly denial of procurement of paddy. Speaking at Suryapet assembly constituency level meeting of the party held in Sumangali Function hall […]
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Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha hit out at BJP leaders for their irresponsible remarks on issues pertaining to paddy procurement and questioned their commitment towards the development of the State. She demanded that the union government implement a ‘One Nation-One Procurement’ policy across the country. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the former MP derided […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS party is preparing to launch a prolonged political battle to pressurise the BJP-led Central Government on paddy procurement in Yasangi season as was being done in northern States like Punjab. This decision to launch the agitation was taken by TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who held an improptu meeting […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday made it clear that the State government had fulfilled its responsibility with regards to paddy procurement and it was the Centre’s turn to prove its commitment towards farmers’ welfare. He ridiculed the statements of Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled States against the TRS government in Telangana and […]
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Sangareddy: Even as farmers across the State are looking for various alternative crops to paddy, a young farmer from Sangareddy district has taken up wheat cultivation for Yasangi season in his two acres of agriculture field under Singur ayacut. P Raghavendar, a farmer from Ganojipet village in Choutakur mandal cultivated paddy in eight acres of […]
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Hyderabad: Despite all the hurdles and non cooperation from Central Government, Telangana government has set a new record in paddy procurement in Vanakalam season. Civil Supplies Minister G Kamalakar said the exercise to procure paddy as per the targets set by Centre has almost concluded. As per the Centre targets of 46 lakh quintals rice […]
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Mahabubnagar: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud said the State government will implement Dalit Bandhu scheme at any cost and wanted the ZPTCs and MPTCs to create awareness among farmers in cultivating alternative crops. Addressing Zilla Parishad General Body meeting on Tuesday, he said that since the Central government has decided not to procure paddy, elected […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday launched a blistering attack on BJP leaders from Telangana for unnecessarily speaking on paddy procurement issue when both State and Central governments were discussing it. Stating that the BJP leaders were speaking irresponsibly on the issue, Niranjan Reddy told mediapersons in New Delhi that the Union Food, […]
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Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday demanded that the BJP government at the Centre give a written agreement on enhancing paddy procurement target in Telangana for Vaanakalam. “When the same Central government entered into an agreement to purcuase of 40 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, why is it now hesitating to give a […]
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Hyderabad: Finance and Health Minister T Harish Rao did not pull any punch in his fiery condemnation of Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal’s inappropriate behaviour with the Ministerial delegation that met with him on Tuesday, and demanded an unconditional apology from the Union Minister for ‘humiliating’ the delegation. “He should apologise and […]
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Hyderabad: Terming the visit of a delegation of TRS Ministers and MPs to New Delhi as a drama, BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao on Wednesday said the ruling party was unnecessarily delaying the procurement of paddy and causing problems to farmers. Interacting with media persons in New Delhi, he sought to know as to why […]
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Hyderabad: In a futile attempt to blame Telangana government over delay in paddy procurement, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy fumbled over establishing facts and indirectly admitted the Centre’s failure in lifting the rice stocks from the State. He fumbled several times despite help from the BJP State leaders at a press conference in Delhi […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana insisted for a written assurance from the Centre which has promised to enhance the target of paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22, upon fulfilling the initial target of 60 lakh tonnes (i.e., 40 lakh tonnes rice). With Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal informing that he would consult the […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts to stick to the script that he has been playing out on paddy procurement from Telangana boomeranged on him when he called up the railway and FCI authorities to arrange for rakes and make arrangements to lift rice stocks immediately from godowns. This comes […]
