Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on Sunday accused the opposition BJP of misleading farmers on paddy procurement issue and said that all charges of the BJP against the Congress on paddy procurement issues proved wring.
In a statement state general secretary and chairman communication wing, Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said BJP misled the farmers and provoked them to stage agitations across the state.
“BJP incited farmers that Congress government will not procure paddy on promised rate of Rs 2500 per quintal, will not extend the paddy procurement date and will not procure paddy even though the farmers were issued the tokens,’’ Trivedi alleged.
He stated that all these allegations of BJP had now proved to be untrue.
“The stand of BJP on farmers issue had once again unmasked its dual character and real face and it was now clear that the Baghel government in state firmly stands behind the farmers of state,’’ he claimed.