Enmeshed in web of severe financial distress, farmers — especially those growing groundnut, chilli and red gram crops — are organising widespread demonstrations
The incident occurred in Kalwakurthy on January 27. Like their counterparts in Achampet, farmers were staging a protest demanding remunerative price for groundnut
A group of 121 farmers ended their indefinite fast in solidarity with leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal after he agreed to medical aid, following an invitation for talks with the Centre
Dallewal has been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri border point between Punjab and Haryana since November 26 last year in support of various demands of the farmers
The Collector Abhillasha said that a report on protests of farmers against establishment of an ethanol factory in Dilawarpur mandal centre, was sent to the office of the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
Farmers had raised concerns that they were being paid Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 less per quintal than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 7,521 for premium-quality cotton