Govt should purchase rain soaked grains : Former Minister Niranjan Reddy

Metro India News | Wanaparthy

Former Minister Niranjan Reddy on Sunday demanded that the state government purchase rain-soaked grains at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). He asserting med  that farmers were  facing hardships solely due to the administration's negligence in the grains procurement. He inspected the rain-damaged grains at the Wanaparthy market yard,, expressed solidarity with the farmers and assured them that he would stand by their side until justice is served.

Speaking to the media on this occasion, he lashed out at the authorities, noting with anger that the farmers had been waiting endlessly at the procurement centers for days, yet the weighing process has not commenced.

He expressed deep anguish over the plight of the farmers, who are shedding tears as they watch their harvested grains being ruined by water right before their eyes. He alleged that this dire situation had befallen the farmers because the state government awarded transportation contracts to unqualified agencies. He remarked that while the government is quick to file cases against those,  who raise their voices regarding public issues, its failure to apprehend the killers of Sridhar Reddy—even two years after the murder—stands as a testament to its sheer incompetence. He criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for making irresponsible statements claiming that the state government had already procured the entire grain harvest.

He recalled that during former CM KCR's tenure, the government had supported the farmers by procuring every single grain of the rain-damaged produce. He pointed out that the grains were  cultivated across 542,000 hectares and added that there was currently no one willing to purchase it. He demanded that Civil Supplies department official Stephen Ravindra conduct an inquiry into the unqualified transportation agencies and initiate appropriate action against them. He alleged that a co-miller had gifted a Range Rover car to a Minister’s son and demanded that an investigation be launched into this matter. He asserted that action must be taken against the rice mills engaging in irregularities, without any bias. He noted that 14 million metric tons of paddy have arrived in the market, while 4.5 million metric tons of maize have also reached the market.