Paddy politics in the state is once again on the boil with opposition BJP objecting on the statement of Food and Civil Supplies Minister Amarjeet Bhagat that in no case the government was going to extend the last date of procuring the paddy.
Notably, now only ten days are left for the last date for the procurement and weather is playing spoilsport for farmers to bring their produce to the procurement center.
State’s former chief minister Raman Singh and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, Dharamlal Kaushik in separate statements have criticised the statement of the minister and reminded that the government had promised to procure each and every grain of the farmers.
Singh in the statement quoting the statement of Food Minister charged Congress government of unsympathetic over the woes of farmers and demanded for extending the last date of procurement for another 15 days.
Meanwhile, contradictory statements are coming from the ministers of the state government. Senior minister T.S. Singhdeo on one hand said that the concerned department should sympathetically look into the grievances of the farmers and appropriate actions must be taken for the procurement from all the farmers.
On the other hand the school education minister Premsai Singh, in a statement had asked the farmers to be patient as the government would procure all of their produce well within the stipulated time frame.
Notable, February…….? is the last date of procurement of paddy from the registered farmers of the state and still produce of more than 3 lakh state farmers are yet to be brought to the procurement centers.
