Raipur, Jan. 20 -- Rice procurement has once again emerged as a flashpoint in Chhattisgarh politics, with competing claims of irregularities, administrative lapses, and political exaggeration dominating the debate.
Allegations of large-scale shortages, officially attributed to storage wastage, have drawn sharp criticism from the Congress, while the ruling BJP has rejected the charges as politically motivated. The issue escalated after Congress MLA from Kharsia, Umesh Patel, led a delegation of farmers to the Raigarh Collectorate, demanding immediate corrective action.
At the centre of the controversy are claims that rice worth several crores of rupees has been shown as damaged or lost during storage, allegedly due to rodents and natural d...