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Widespread protests broke out in Telangana over a severe urea shortage, with farmers staging dharnas in Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, and Warangal districts. Tempers flared in Yellandu as MLA Koram Kanakaiah clashed with farmers who accused officials of mismanagement and hoarding.
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Farmers in Mahabubabad and Kothagudem staged rasta-roko protests on Tuesday over acute urea shortages. Long queues formed at PACS offices, with many farmers denied supply. Police intervened at several locations as farmers demanded immediate distribution of urea
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Farmers in Siddipet’s Alwal village locked agriculture officials inside the Rythu Vedika after waiting for hours to buy urea fertiliser. Police intervened to secure their release, but shortages persisted, reflecting growing unrest across Medak district amid inadequate stocks
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Farmers in Narsapur, Medak district, staged a rasta roko on the Hyderabad–Medak road demanding urea supply amid acute shortage. Traffic was disrupted before police and agriculture officials intervened and pacified protesters, who withdrew after assurances of fertiliser distribution.
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Telangana farmers faced long queues and tensions over a severe urea shortage in Mahabubabad and Warangal. Limited stocks, black marketing complaints, and disputes during distribution have heightened frustration, prompting police intervention and government scrutiny of private fertilizer shops
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Farmers staged a protest at the PACS sub-centre in Karimpet, Karimnagar, on Tuesday demanding urea distribution. With many unable to procure fertiliser earlier, elderly farmers sought priority. Police intervened and ensured distribution continued under supervision.
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Farmers in Warangal staged a protest demanding higher compensation for lands being acquired for the Mamnoor airport expansion. Alleging that the government’s offer was far below market value, they insisted on yard-based compensation and warned they would not part with land otherwise
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BRS leader and former MLA Sunke Ravishankar criticised the Telangana government for its failure to provide adequate urea to farmers in Karimnagar. During a visit to Kurikyala in Gangadhara Mandal, he observed long queues of farmers struggling to get fertiliser.
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Farmers from Ainam village in Kumram Bheem Asifabad held a sit-in protest outside the divisional engineer’s office of the NPDCL in Kagaznagar, demanding an uninterrupted power supply crucial for their paddy crops.
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Farmers in Rudrangi mandal, including women, were forced to wait until late night for urea supplies at the Rythu Seva Kendram. They alleged repeated delays over the past month and criticised the Congress government’s handling of fertiliser distribution.
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Farmers in Ganneruvaram, Karimnagar protested at a fertiliser shop, alleging that urea was withheld despite adequate stock. They accused officials of forcing them to buy liquid fertilisers and diverting urea to the black market
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Farmers in Kathalapur mandal staged a maha-dharna demanding the release of Godavari water into the flood flow canal via Kaleshwaram reverse pumping. With monsoon rains delayed, they urged the government to address the irrigation crisis. BRS leaders supported them
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Farmers in Narayanpet staged protests with their families, demanding fair compensation for land being acquired for the Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation project. They are seeking implementation of the Land Acquisition Act, proper valuation, and a government job per affected family.
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The arrested have been remanded and five others have been issued notices, Rajoli Sub-Inspector Jagadeeshwar said in a video statement
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Stage protest in Sirgapur village; say wet paddy grains are being rejected at government-run procurement centres, leaving them to suffer heavy losses
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Farmers allege that officials are refusing to purchase their wet paddy
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The disgruntled farmers found fault with Bojju for failing to take steps to procure paddy grains at the centres
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As G Satish was gearing up to sell the stocks, the farmer suddenly collapsed on the heaps of paddy. Locals said he died due to sun stroke
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Raising slogans against the government, the farmers squatted on the road. There was an inordinate delay in paddy procurement by the officials and also in transportation of stocks to the rice mills, the farmers charged
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Complain that large quantities of paddy are deducted in the pretext of wastage while weighing the produce at procurement centres