Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday asserted the government would not tolerate farmers being taken for a ride in the purchase of paddy.
He responded on X (formerly Twitter) to a media report about paddy farmers protesting against low price being offered to their produce at a state-run agriculture market in the district headquarters town of Jangaon.
Reddy said the government would not allow officials and traders to reach a clandestine understanding and give a raw deal to farmers.
The Chief Minister commended Jangaon additional collector Rohit Singh for promptly directing officials to register criminal cases against four traders and suspending the negligent market secretary. He urged officials to remain vigilant in the paddy procurement process.
