Farmers stage rasta-roko over paddy procurement delay in Sangareddy

Farmers staged a rasta-roko protest in Hathnoora mandal of Sangareddy district, demanding immediate procurement of paddy. With rains beginning in the district, they urged the government to purchase all stocks without delay before withdrawing the protest following police intervention.

Sangareddy: Farmers staged a rasta-roko protest over the delay in paddy procurement at Nawabpet in Hathnoora mandal on Thursday. As the district has started receiving rains, the farmers demanded that the government procure all the paddy without any delay.

They blocked traffic on the Jogipet-Narsapur road near the Hathnoora Tahsildar’s office. The police brought the issue to the notice of the officials concerned and convinced the farmers to withdraw the protest.

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