Hyderabad, March 21 -- Former minister and BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao on Saturday, March 21, claimed that the Congress government was compelled to open maize procurement centres across Telangana only after sustained pressure from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) during the recent Assembly session.

Speaking after inaugurating maize and sunflower procurement centres at the Siddipet Agricultural Market Yard, Harish Rao alleged that delays by the government had already caused significant losses to farmers.

'Farmers forced to sell below MSP'

Rao stated that although the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize is fixed at Rs 2,400 per quintal, farmers were forced to sell their produce to middlemen at much lower prices ranging between...