Opposition DMK flays Puducherry govt for 'ignoring' woes of farmers
India Today
DMK opposition Leader in the territorial assembly R Siva hit out at the Puducherry government for 'ignoring' the woes of farmers in the union territory. He said farmers were facing hardship in storing paddy.
The opposition DMK on Friday slammed the All India NR Congress (AINRC) headed NDA government in Puducherry for 'ignoring' the woes of farmers in the union territory.
DMK opposition Leader in the territorial Assembly R Siva said in a release that farmers were now facing hardship in storing paddy and the six procurement centres the government had promises were yet be opened.
"Middlemen are trying to exploit the situation and purchase the paddy at an exceptionally low price," he claimed.
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While the government had fixed Rs 20.51 as the price per kilo of paddy, middlemen were pestering the farmers to dispose the paddy harvested during the current samba season at Rs 16 a kilo.
"The procurement centres should be opened without delay," Siva said.
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