Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on October 2, said that the delay in the paddy procurement process was due to the Centre's decision after an extended, delayed monsoon this year. "Due to the delayed and extended monsoon this year, the Centre had released a notice postponing the procurement process till October 11 instead of starting it from October 1. It was not the decision of the Haryana and Punjab governments. The state government is working as merely as a procurement agency in this process," Dushyant Chautala said.
