TIRUCHY: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday said that the issue of increased moisture content in paddy is not due to monsoon rains but to the irresponsibility of the DMK government, and that the state must take responsibility for the losses incurred by farmers.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the party's meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, chaired by BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, Nagenthran said the kuruvai harvest had begun on June 1, and it was the State government’s responsibility to procure paddy. However, he alleged that the state failed to establish an adequate number of godowns for storage.

“The DMK government is responsible for the loss faced by farmers and not the Centre,” he said.

Nagenthran further alleged that, des

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