Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 9 -- BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting that Kerala be excluded from the Centre's advisory on discontinuing Minimum Support Price (MSP) bonus for paddy and wheat.

In his letter, Chandrasekhar referred to a communication issued by the Department of Expenditure on Monday, which asked States, including Kerala, to review and consider discontinuing the announcement of MSP bonus for paddy and wheat in view of surplus stocks, fiscal burden and sustainability concerns.

Chandrasekhar said that including Kerala with surplus-producing states may not accurately reflect the State's actual situation. He argued that Kerala has experienced a steady, long-...