Hyderabad, May 30 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Saturday questioned the Telangana government's paddy procurement policy, alleging that despite claims of record procurement in the Rabi season, farmers continue to face delays in getting payments for their produce while also witnessing hardship at procurement centres.

Addressing the issue of paddy procurement in Telangana, Reddy criticised the state government over what he termed as a contradiction between its claims and the situation on the ground.

"Making huge claims is not going to help. On one hand, you claim that you will purchase every last grain. But by reducing the target, how is this going to help farmers? The government needs to clarify this to th...