C'garh CM holds meet on Rs 2.5k per quintal paddy MSP demand

After the Centre refused the Chhattisgarh government's demand to increase minimum support price (MSP) of paddy and the state's quota for rice in the Central pool, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel convened meetings of MPs, leaders and farmers on Tuesday to discuss the issue.

The main opposition, BJP, however, skipped these meetings.

The Congress government in the state has decided to pay Rs 2,500 per quintal of paddy to farmers as per its Assembly election promise, while the Centre had fixed MSP for 2019-20 between Rs 1,815-1,835.

Hitting out at the BJP, Baghel said, "Despite prior invitation to BJP MPs and leaders for attending the meeting on Tuesday to discuss the demand of increasing MSP for paddy and state's quota of rice for central pool, they did not come. BJP should clarify whether it wants farmers to get Rs 2,500 for paddy or not."