Via PTI
HYDERABAD: Slamming Telangana Leader Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao over his dharna in Delhi on paddy procurement factor, state BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Monday alleged that Rao has taken up the protest most effective to divert public consideration from the hike introduced by way of his executive in registration and electrical energy fees and in addition bus fares.
On an afternoon KCR, as Rao is popularly recognized, held a ‘Maha Dharna’ within the nationwide capital, difficult that the Centre procure paddy from Telangana, the BJP’s state unit organised a protest right here announcing Rao must purchase paddy from farmers or step down from his publish.
“You (Rao) purchase votes and in addition MLAs from different events. The Leader Minister must say what’s his downside in purchasing paddy from Telangana farmers,” he mentioned, addressing the collection.
Rao had previous claimed that he’s shopping paddy from farmers, but if farmers’ realised that it’s if truth be told the Centre which is shopping, he is making an attempt to turn BJP in deficient gentle by way of troubling farmers, Kumar alleged.
The state executive must procure paddy, convert it into rice and provide to the Centre, he mentioned. The state will get fee and the Centre is able to shop for, he added. The state executive had previous given an endeavor that it could no longer provide parboiled rice, Kumar mentioned.
Rao has landed farmers in bother by way of last down paddy procurement centres, he alleged. He additionally mentioned the NDA executive on the Centre has considerably enhanced costs for vegetation like paddy, cotton and chillies.
Rao must say why there is not any downside in every other state within the nation and as to why the issue has cropped up most effective this yr in Telangana when it has no longer took place within the ultimate seven years of TRS rule, the BJP chief mentioned.
The CM must get started procurement centres as harvesting has begun, he mentioned.
Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan, who attended the protest, alleged that Rao is making an attempt to misinform other people at the procurement factor.
Requested about Rao surroundings a 24-hour time limit to the NDA executive to reply at the paddy procurement factor, Muraleedharan mentioned: “He (Rao) is making an attempt to misinform the folk. As a result of, the federal government has already, at the flooring of the home, introduced that Executive of India is able to take no matter rice is produced by way of the farmers. So, why he is making an attempt to misinform and do politics within the title of farmers. I’m certain the farmers will see thru such deceptive efforts.”
Muraleedharan described Rao as “fee Rao. ” He felt that BKU chief Rakesh Tikait, who attended the TRS dharna in Delhi, used to be misled.
Tikait must come to Telangana, discuss to the farmers and in addition attempt to perceive as to what’s precisely going down within the state, he mentioned.
The BJP calls for that the Telangana executive must open centres the place paddy will likely be bought as in step with the MSP determined by way of the Modi executive, Muraleedharan mentioned.
There was a row between the TRS executive and the NDA executive on the Centre over paddy/ rice procurement.
The TRS and BJP had been engaged in a confrontation at the factor.
Whilst the TRS executive has been difficult that the Centre procure paddy from the state, the Central executive has mentioned it could purchase uncooked rice.
The TRS has held protests within the state for over every week now, together with highway blockades, as a part of its agitation at the paddy procurement factor.