Debunking the allegations by the BJP leaders, the Telangana Ministers on Friday launched a scathing attack and dared them to show their commitment to the State and its farmers by using their influence at the Centre and get pending funds released to the State. They also challenged the BJP State president and MP Bandi Sanjay to resolve issues pertaining to minimum support price (MSP), shortage of Hamalis and gunny bags in the State rather than resorting to dramas like one-day hunger strike for political mileage.
Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy pointed out that Telangana was the only State which have procured entire paddy produced during a single season. No other States including those with BJP governments achieved such a feat in the recent past, he reminded. He said the State government had already approved establishment of 7,077 paddy procurement centres and 1,027 corn procurement centres covering about 12,500 gram panchayats. Of this, 5,187 paddy procurement centres and 923 corn procurement centres have been already established.