Dharamlal Kaushik, Leader of the Opposition in Chhattisgarh State Assembly, described state government decision to extend date of paddy procurement Rs a gimmick’.
The state government at a cabinet meeting on Saturday decided to extent date of the paddy procurement from farmers for five days, till February 20.
He alleged that paddy procurement has been halted in the state because of mismanagement of the Congress government and farmers had been let down by the Bhupesh Baghel regime.