Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders criticized the Telangana government on May 26 for delays and mismanagement in paddy procurement that they claim are causing serious difficulties for farmers statewide. The party alleges lack of preparedness and procurement bottlenecks have left farmers struggling.
BJP Member of Parliament Etela Rajender highlighted Telangana’s status as a “rice bowl state” and accused the government of poor planning. He said officials failed to estimate the second crop output and did not convene an all-party meeting to inform farmers about procurement arrangements. Rajender stated, “Telangana is a state of the rice bowl. The government doesn’t have an estimate of the crop produced in the second crop. There’s no preparedness. The government used to call an all-party meeting to educate the farmers about the preparedness. However, they didn’t do it this time. The government should apologize to the farmers who were harassed for so many days and were put through so much trouble.”
BJP MP DK Aruna claimed that paddy delivered by farmers has been stored at IKP and PACS centers for nearly 40 days without procurement support, citing shortages of gunny bags and rice mills refusing to accept stock. She told ANI, “The grain brought by farmers has been lying at the Telangana Government’s IKP and PACS centers for almost forty days. To date, no efforts have been made to procure it, and farmers are facing severe problems. They are not being provided bags to pack their grain, nor are rice mills accepting the stock. When we spoke to the farmers today. The government claims to support them, but farmers are suffering massive losses. This administration has completely ignored The BJP has launched this yatra today to assure the farmers that we stand with them and to demand that the government immediately step in, open procurement channels, and resolve their grievances.”
BJP MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy accused the Congress government of betraying farmers by breaking promises related to procurement and minimum support prices. He said, “The farmers of Telangana feel betrayed by the Congress government. Was it not Rahul Gandhi who said, ‘We stand behind you, and the previous KCR government cheated you’? Now tell me, Rahul Gandhi, and tell me, Revanth Reddy, who cheated whom? They cheated them, and now you have cheated them too. Have you forgotten your Warangal Declaration? Have you forgotten that you said it is not just a declaration, but a guarantee? Did you not guarantee that You have completely failed the paddy growers, and you have betrayed the farmers of Telangana.
BJP MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy also highlighted delays in procurement, stating less than 30 per cent of grains had been purchased, and warned that imminent rainfall could exacerbate farmers’ problems. He said, “Today, all the farmers in Telangana are facing problems in selling their produce after harvesting it. The government had promised to buy every grain from all the farmers, and this is an annual process. However, due to delays in this process, not even 30% grains have been purchased today. Farmers are expecting rain within a week. Farmers are worried. I want to ask Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, why has your declaration not been implemented to By deceiving the farmers in this way, the BJP will stand with the farmers.
These comments followed a visit by a BJP delegation led by State President N Ramchander Rao to the Agriculture Collection Center at Kulkacharla Market Yard on May 26. During the visit, leaders engaged with local farmers experiencing operational challenges.
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