To mark a protest against the Centre's paddy procurement policy, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and elected representatives from the state including MPs, MLAs and MLCs staged a ‘Dharna’ in Delhi on April 11. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait also joined the protest.
“Centre's policy is discriminatory towards Telangana farmers. We demand a uniform procurement policy for paddy,” protesters told ANI.
The Telangana government has been pressing the Centre for the procurement of the entire paddy produced in the state.
Published 11 April 2022, 10:30 IST