PTI

New Delhi, April 11

Stepping up protest towards the Centre’s paddy procurement coverage, Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao on Monday led a dharna within the National Capital organised by his occasion, and warned the Narendra Modi Government to reply inside 24 hours if it’ll purchase the grain from the state.

If the Central Government failed to reply, Rao threatened to take the protest throughout the nation.

This is the Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s first protest rally in Delhi after coming to energy within the state in 2014. TRS working president and Chief Minister’s son Okay T Ram Rao and occasion MPs, MLCs, MLAs, and full Cabinet ministers sat on the dharna.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait additionally expressed solidarity with the Telangana Chief Minister on the dharna right here.

Staging a protest at Telangana Bhawan right here, Rao warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “…Don’t play with the sentiments of farmers, they have power to topple the government. History says that all governments have fallen whenever farmers were put in hardship.” “With folded hands, I urge Modiji and (Piyush) Goyalji, to procure paddy in Telangana like you buy in other states. We will wait for 24 hours for your response to our demand on paddy procurement. After that, we will take a call,” he mentioned.

Rao additional mentioned that the nation’s farmers will not be beggars and are looking for minimal help value (MSP) for his or her produce. However, “injustice” has been meted out to Telangana farmers by not procuring the paddy from the present rabi season, he mentioned.

About 15 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from the present rabi season has not been procured from the state, he claimed.

Attacking the Centre for making contradictory statements on paddy procurement, the Chief Minister mentioned whereas the Central Government requested the state authorities to shift from paddy in rabi season and when it was being completed so, Union Minister Kishan Reddy and BJP State President Bandi Sanjay “instigated” farmers to develop paddy and promised to obtain your complete amount.

Rao alleged that his ministers and MPs weren’t handled correctly and requested to attend for hours once they had approached the Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal to debate the matter.

“Is this behaviour appropriate? Is this the seriousness of running the central government?” he requested.

The chief minister additionally alleged that the Centre’s coverage is to corporatise the farm sector and demanded the centre to come back out with a brand new built-in agriculture coverage.

He additional alleged that the BJP-ruled Central authorities was working a authorities of “conspiracy” and never a authorities for the individuals. Those who converse towards it are despatched notices from enforcement businesses just like the CBI.

Rao additionally questioned the BJP leaders in Hyderabad for staging a protest on a day when TRS leaders are sitting on the dharna within the National Capital over the paddy procurement.

Praising Tikait for the success of 13-month lengthy protest at Delhi borders towards three farm legal guidelines which compelled the Prime Minister to apologise and withdraw the legislations, the CM prolonged help to the BKU chief for his upcoming ‘mahasangram’ to be launched throughout the nation.

“Our PM is a master in seeking apology. He seeks apology whenever the election approaches. Recently, he apologized and he may do it again,” he mentioned.

Highlighting steps taken within the area of agriculture in Telangana, the CM mentioned after his occasion got here to energy in 2014, there was substantial development within the state however the PM by no means appreciated the work undertaken within the state.

Even 24×7 free energy is equipped to farmers within the Telangana which isn’t completed by different states, even in Modi’s dwelling state Gujarat, he mentioned, earlier than going again to his dwelling state.

Rao mentioned he had come this time with a paddy challenge and subsequent go to could be a political one to debate the President’s elections and to show the central insurance policies.

Expressing solidarity with Rao on the dharna, Tikait mentioned farmers want remunerative costs for his or her produce and the BKU will help those that struggle for farmers.

He additionally informed Rao to type a grand alliance of Opposition to tackle the present authorities on the farmers’ challenge.

Tikait additionally talked about that the Centre has not but arrange a committee on MSP as promised by the PM in November final 12 months whereas saying withdrawal of three farm legal guidelines.

The TRS has intensified the protest and reached Delhi after the Central Government refused Telangana’s request to purchase parboiled rice within the present rabi season.

The Centre is saying that it may well procure solely uncooked rice and never the parboiled ones which aren’t consumed largely in India.