Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Nizamabad Arvind Dharmapuri has written to the central government to move turmeric under the Ministry of Commerce to the Ministry of Agriculture so that growers can get the benefits of schemes and welfare measures. to the character crops,
To take the matter further, a precedent has been cited where Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had proposed to transfer the Coffee Board to the Ministry of Agriculture. Coffee growers were suggested to extend the benefits of the schemes in agriculture.
“This precedent has been cited to take forward the case of turmeric farmers who are part of Spices Board of India so that they can be included in agriculture,” a source said.
Turmeric Key to Healthy Political Health
communication to count Turmeric The list of agricultural crops is important in view of the impending assembly elections in Telangana. With elections due next year in mind, the Bharatiya Janata Party has focused on issues and groups that may sway its influence in the southern state. One of the prominent people is turmeric farmers.
Sample this- 178 out of 185 candidates who had filed nominations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections here were independent candidates. These were turmeric farmers. This was their way of protesting against the government’s apathy and non-fulfillment of their demand for a separate turmeric board. Due to this Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate and Chief Minister’s daughter Kavita Kalvakuntala lost the election from Dharmapuri of BJP.
“These independent candidates took a major chunk of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) votes which could have come to us and our margins could have increased significantly. But they wanted to protest like this,” Dharmapuri said.
According to the MP, turmeric, known as “yellow gold” in the state, decides the fate of the five assembly constituencies.
Dharmapuri says that majority of voters in Balkonda are turmeric farmers, while in assembly constituencies like Armur, Koratala and Jagtial, 35 to 25 percent voters are turmeric growers. Nizamabad (rural) has 10 percent of such population.
crop politics
With the Turmeric Board’s refusal and the Center rejecting the demand for paddy procurement, the TRS has opened a front against the BJP in the state. Dharmapuri, however, has published a list of initiatives taken by the central government for turmeric growers.
The BJP MP has alleged that TRS tried to misuse the issue of paddy procurement and protested in the name of farmers.
With the assembly elections in mind, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to reassure turmeric farmers that it has done more for them, despite the Center not accepting their demands for a separate turmeric board.
“A regional office opened in Nizamabad has more power than the board to meet the needs of the farmers. The prices of crops have increased. A special train for turmeric farmers has been started for Sangli,” said Dharmapuri.
The party is also targeting the Reddy community which is significant in numbers and mainly turmeric farmers. Add this to the weaving community and it is around 30 per cent of the vote.
Senior party leaders believe that assembly elections The state is likely to see politics at the root of crops next year.
“When it comes to livelihood, all other differences are erased. Farmers become one, and become one force,” said a senior state leader.
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