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Farmers alleged that though they have paid DDs for setting up transformers at agricultural lands three months ago, the electricity authorities were not taking any step towards installing the transformers.

The Sangareddy MLA said the farmers were busy in Vanakalam sowing operations but they are finding it difficult to mobilise funds for purchasing seeds, and fertilisers.

In May, in Nirmal district, farmers had staged a rasta-roko on the road protesting the delay in procurement of paddy and tacky arrangements at a paddy procurement centre at Chamanpalli village.

The cultivation of oil palm is spread in Siddipet, Gajwel, Dubbak, Husnabad and Jangon constituencies in the district.

They staged a sit-in on a road near Punjab chowk, resulting in blockade of the traffic for a while.

He inspected different outlets at Ambedkar Chowk, Punjab Chowk, and near Thamsi Bus stand here on Wednesday.

They are coming forward to buy a particular variety seed as they growers registered 12 quintals of cotton per acre and saw considerable profits when they had sown it last year.

Unmindful of the scorching heat, they lined up in front of the shops but were allowed to buy only two bags of 450 grams each.

On Tuesday, police had to use force to control the angry farmers, as the seed sellers limited sale of cotton seeds to two packets per person leading to arguments and police intervention.

He stated that the policemen discharged duties to ensure farmers buy the cotton seeds by forming a queue line. He added that no worrying situation prevailed at the time of purchasing the seeds in Adilabad.

Kishan Reddy said Congress had betrayed Telangana farmers in the name of loan waiver and increased Minimum Support Prices (MSPs).

Despite advance plans to procure as much rain soaked paddy as possible to meet the demand from the parboiled rice mills, no significant progress could be made in this direction.

The district has been witnessing continuous rains for the last four days, leaving the farmers worried. The farmers were waiting for nearly one month for their produce to be procured at several places.

A report was submitted to a committee recommending Narayana’s suspension. The committee would inquire into the issue and make a decision, he said.

Farmers heading with their grains stocks to agriculture marketyards and at harvesting points bore the brunt of the untimely rains.

Earlier, the government had been purchasing only 5.16 quintal per acre irrespective of the gross output.

Speaking to reporters after releasing a book on the funds given to Medak Lok Sabha constituency by the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday, Rao said the Congress government was not going to fulfil any of the promises made to the people of the State.

He told them to take steps to speed up the process and to avoid inconvenience to the farmers. He wanted them to provide basic amenities like drinking water, shade, electronic weighing machine, gunny bags and tarpaulins.

They also urged Revanth Reddy to implement the Rs 2 lakh loan waiver and Rs.15,000 Rythu Bharosa promises with immediate effect.

This is in the wake of an assurance from local authorities to withdraw the cases on the condition that such instances were not repeated.