Overview
- Union minister G. Kishan Reddy and BJP leaders have accused the Telangana government of missing a pre‑season Food Corporation of India supply commitment of about 52.24–53 lakh tonnes and of delaying procurement efforts that left farmers exposed.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy says the state has procured roughly 62 lakh tonnes, blames the Centre for not lifting stocks from state depots, and warned of protests and symbolic dumping of grain if the Centre does not act by June 15.
- The chief minister has proposed a separate Rythu Discom to run farm power and has promised to keep 24×7 free electricity for farmers, while BRS leaders K.T. Rama Rao and Harish Rao say the new utility is a pretext to restrict or meter free supply.
- Reports on Monday, June 1 said BJP teams found many announced procurement centres inactive, shortages of gunny bags, transport and storage, and farmers forced to wait 20–40 days in yards and reportedly sell some paddy below MSP for as little as ₹1,700 per quintal.
- The state is preparing for possible El Niño stress by seeking full urea allocation from Ramagundam, pressing for inter‑state water talks, and using the procurement standoff to escalate political pressure on the Centre ahead of upcoming elections.