K. Chandrashekhar Rao warns Centre on paddy procurement and promises to lead the nation’s fight against BJP
The Hindu
The Chief Minister of Telangana challenges the BJP to arrest him or initiate any enquiry.
Replacing the pink scarf with the green scarf and reminding the agitation days, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao sat on a dharna for the first time after he came to power seeking a ‘straight answer’ from the Centre on whether it would buy the paddy or not.
The dharna chowk at Indira Park saw the presence of the Chief Minister for the first time in the last seven years as he roared from the platform literally warning the BJP government at the Centre not to play with the future of the farmers.
“I am requesting the Centre with folded hands to be crystal clear on whether it plans to procure entire paddy in the next season or not,” he said and warned that if they continue to force farmers to go for paddy cultivation with false assurances the left over paddy would be thrown in front of the BJP offices. “You cannot derive political mileage putting farmers future in distress,” he warned.