Khammam farmers told not to bring cotton to CCI centres amid strike

District Marketing Officer Narender asked Khammam farmers not to bring cotton to CCI procurement centres as all ginning mills in Telangana will join a strike on Tuesday. He said discussions with the CCI CMD would take place before issuing further procurement instructions.

Khammam: District Marketing Officer Narender has advised farmers in the district not to take cotton to CCI procurement centres as all ginning mills across the State will participate in the strike on Tuesday following a call by the Telangana State Ginning Mills Association.

In a statement on Monday, he said discussions would be held between the association representatives and the CCI CMD on Tuesday. Only after the discussions are completed, further instructions will be issued on the cotton procurement process, he added.

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