Paddy Procurement Issue

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, has said his government would not buy paddy from farmers this Rabi season, citing the Central government's refusal to buy parboiled rice from farmers in the state.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today launched an all-out attack on the BJP that started with the festering issue of paddy procurement in the state.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his cabinet colleagues and other TRS leaders held a dharna in Hyderabad on Thursday in protest against NDA government's alleged anti-farmer attitude, unhelpful stance over paddy procurement in the state.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his personal intervention in the issue of paddy procurement and allowing the state to start the procurement from October 3.

The winter session of the Chhattisgarh Assembly will begin on Monday with the ruling Congress and opposition BJP expected to clash on issues like paddy procurement, farm distress, crime against women and the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Several issues, including human rights violations in "fake" encounters in Punjab, an alleged paddy procurement scam in Bihar, the plight of onion growers in Maharashtra and the need for gender budgeting were raised in the Lok Sabha today.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, has said his government would not buy paddy from farmers this Rabi season, citing the Central government's refusal to buy parboiled rice from farmers in the state.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today launched an all-out attack on the BJP that started with the festering issue of paddy procurement in the state.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his cabinet colleagues and other TRS leaders held a dharna in Hyderabad on Thursday in protest against NDA government's alleged anti-farmer attitude, unhelpful stance over paddy procurement in the state.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his personal intervention in the issue of paddy procurement and allowing the state to start the procurement from October 3.

The winter session of the Chhattisgarh Assembly will begin on Monday with the ruling Congress and opposition BJP expected to clash on issues like paddy procurement, farm distress, crime against women and the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Several issues, including human rights violations in "fake" encounters in Punjab, an alleged paddy procurement scam in Bihar, the plight of onion growers in Maharashtra and the need for gender budgeting were raised in the Lok Sabha today.