‘Govt. making false claims about wheat purchase’

Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai said that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Central government has not opened a single counter for wheat procurement in Delhi, but is making false claims of

Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai said that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Central government has not opened a single counter for wheat procurement in Delhi, but is making false claims of purchasing the crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) from April 1. “Despite three letters of plea addressed to the FCI, it has not opened its wheat procurement counters, forcing the farmers to sell their wheat. The Central government determines the MSP and the FCI purchases, but the BJP is falsely accusing the Delhi government of not buying wheat at MSP,” Mr. Rai said. Responding to claims, Delhi BJP’s Kisan Morcha president Vinod Sehrawat said that it is “sad” that Mr. Rai is playing “dirty politics” on sensitive issue such as purchase of wheat at MSP in Delhi.