Hyderabad: BRS general secretary and former Minister T Jeevan Reddy accused the Congress government of presiding over large-scale irregularities in paddy procurement. He said farmers were forced to sell their produce at lower prices, while rice millers pocketed huge gains.
Speaking to mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan on Thursday, Jeevan Reddy stated that farmers lost between Rs 120 and Rs 243 per quintal during procurement and alleged that rice millers had siphoned off paddy worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore. He demanded an immediate inquiry, stating that official weighbridge records would expose the alleged exploitation. He warned that failure to order a probe would raise suspicions about official complicity in the irregularities.