Telangana CM KCR Calls For Cabinet Meeting To Discuss Paddy Procurement
Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao will discuss the ongoing 'paddy procurement' issue with the Central Government. In regard to this, KCR called for a Cabinet meeting, chaired by him at 2 pm, at Telangana Bhavan, Hyderabad. ] Notably, the meeting came a day after KCR gave 24-hour deadline to PM Modi and union ministers, asking them to buy paddy from the farmers, which the BJP-led Central Government declined.
Tags: Telangana, CM KCR, Union government, PM Modi, Paddy Procurement
Courtesy: The Times of India
Telangana Govt Calls For Protest Against Centre Over 'Paddy Procurement Issue
In Telangana, TRS MLAs, MLCs, Working President KT Rama Rao, and others started a statewide protest against the Central Government. They called for dharnas, 'rasta roko' and other agitations, asking for paddy procurement from farmers of Telangana, who cultivated paddy in 35 lakh acres of land, believing the BJP leaders in Telangana, in rabi season. The agitation which started on April 4, will continue till April 11, in Telangana.
Tags: TRS, Telangana Protest, KTR, Central Government, Paddy Procurement
Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle