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Addressing media persons, Congress Kisan Cell national vice president M Kodanda Reddy slammed the BJP and BRS for making irresponsible comments over drought in the State.

The two standing crops being raised in Talamadugu, Thamsi, Bheempur, Gudihathnoor, Boath, Bazarhathnoor, Gadiguda and Narnoor mandals were affected by the untimely rains and wind.

They staged a protest demonstration on Wednesday demanding the intervention of officials, forcing additional collector Rohit Singh to rush to the marketyard.

Agricultural officials are facing difficulties to maintain the Rythu Vedikas since maintenance charges have not been released during the last 19 months.

Given the poor yield, how can I pay the lease amount to the land owner, who is demanding payment of the lease before harvesting the crops?” asks Shankar.

He explained the plight of farmers who have harvested sunflower across 20,829 acres in erstwhile Medak and Nizamabad districts.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Reddy said the farmers in the State were suffering due to the inefficiency of the State government.

The pachyderm was suspected to have reached Kammargaon by crossing Lodpalli Yellur, Mereguda, Kothaguda, Agarguda villages at night, covering a distance of at least 20 kilometers.

He will inspect the crops withered due to lack of adequate water supply as part of his tour to examine the drought conditions prevailing in the State.

He said that the government would buy the crop grown by the farmers through IKPs. There is no drought anywhere in the state, he complained that the drought was created by the BRS party.

The BRS president commenced his tour from the Erravelli farmhouse and reached Darawath thanda in Palakurthy constituency on Sunday. He interacted with farmers, who mostly cultivated paddy crops.

They staged a dharna and rasta roko on the Vemulawada-Korutla road, forcing vehicular traffic to come to a standstill for a while.

Instead of waiving loans, the government through bankers was mounting pressure on farmers by issuing legal notices to clear farm loans.

He had lost the total crop due to heavy winds. Dattu, who would normally get some 10 tonnes of Bitter Gourd and 10 tonnes of Ridge Gourd had just harvested one crop before the rains.

The Minister, on the way to Miryalaguda, met farmers at agricultural fields at Thipparthy and interacted with them.

He urged the State government to prioritise addressing farmers' grievances over visits to Delhi to meet the AICC leadership and strategies to gain political upmanship in the State.

Farmers wanted the government to assess crop damage and to extend compensation at the earliest

Since the IMD was predicting rains for three more days, the farmers were worried that the untimely rains would cause a great loss to them.

The Minister laid the foundation for the construction of Jyotiba Phule Residential Agriculture Degree College for Women at Mugdumpur on Friday.

Farmers from Luxettipet, Modela, Suraram, Gullakota, Pothepalli and Itikyal villages in Luxettipet mandal gathered on the road and blocked traffic for a while.