Union Minister for Civil Supplies Piyush Goel on Monday said the Centre will purchase paddy (raw rice) during this current agriculture season and the procurement process will continue in Telangana as it happens across the country.
He told a delegation of Telangana BJP leaders led by party president Bandi Sanjay Kumar at his official chambers in New Delhi that the Centre is always ready to help farmers but complained that the TRS government is “unfortunately not cooperating” and is trying “mislead people about procurement.”
The Minister said the Centre is going for paddy procurement throughout the country and there is no reason to keep Telangana out. It is the “responsibility” of the Centre and said that he is surprised over it becoming an issue, and accused the TRS government of not providing the promised paddy in last season.
