"farmer-protests"

Despite a bumper Rabi paddy harvest, Telangana farmers are facing severe distress due to procurement delays, arbitrary weight deductions and rejection of stocks by rice mills. Farmers in districts including Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar have been forced to wait days with loaded vehicles, while millers cite excess moisture and poor threshing to impose heavy cuts.

Tension prevailed in Mahabubabad as two women farmers fought in a queue for urea tokens, highlighting the acute fertiliser shortage. Farmers alleged irregular distribution at Agros centres and staged protests, while a video of the clash went viral on social media

BRS activists led by former MLA Sunke Ravishankar staged a protest in Karimnagar against urea shortage, leading to clashes with police. Ravishankar accused both the Congress government in Telangana and the BJP-led Centre of failing farmers by neglecting timely fertiliser supply

Telangana faces a severe urea shortage during the Kharif season, disrupting paddy, maize, and cotton cultivation. Pipeline leaks, logistical delays, and allocation shortfalls have intensified farmer distress, sparking widespread protests and allegations of black marketing across multiple districts

Telangana’s farmers face an acute urea shortage amid disputes between State and central governments. Delayed paddy transplantation, long queues, and black-market activity threaten 10–15% crop losses, fuelling unrest and raising concerns over food security and farmer livelihoods

In another incident, farmers in Narayanpet opposed officials from conducting a land survey for the Kodangal lift irrigation project

The protest organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha, Telangana Rythu Sangham and other bodies denounced the Union Budget for its 'anti-farmer, anti-worker' policies

To organise series of farmer protests in all district headquarters across Telangana, demanding the Congress government to fulfil its commitment to farmers of the State

Several opined that it was not fair for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to cheat farmers

At Kodangal, the Chief Minister’s constituency, the number of farmers who lost out on the waiver far outnumbers those who got it.

Investment in technology must be prioritised and barriers to adoption must be addressed through essential government interventions.

Setting up a committee is fine but defining its composition is clearly not in the domain of the judiciary

Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting at three border points on the outskirts of Delhi demanding a complete repeal of the three farm laws.

This is not the time for the government to cling on to false prestige on a matter that concerns millions of farmers

Congress leader said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that these laws are very good and in the interest of farmers. Farmers will benefit from these laws. If the farmers will really benefit, why will they prefer to go on a strike.

Meanwhile, a nationwide shutdown has been called by the protesting farmers on December 8.