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CM KCR has taken the decision to ensure that farmers do not face any trouble during these trying times when Covid cases are rising, says Minister

“Since cotton produced in the State is of high quality with high yield besides commanding a higher price as well, farmers should be ready to grow cotton in 75 to 80 lakh acre during the monsoon season,” the Chief Minister said.

The members of the Left parties also participated in the Bandh at Maddilapalem junction against the Centre over agriculture laws and privatisation of the Vizag steel plant.

The farmers have gathered at several highways and roads in the two states including in Bathinda, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Mohali, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Bhiwani districts.

At present, oil palm crop is being cultivated in about 48,806 acres in the State

Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said a farm cluster-wise inventory is being prepared to identify the needs of farmers for every 5,000 acres.

Earlier on Sunday, Tikait had suggested that farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi.

"Promises made to the farming community and for the development of the agriculture sector have been fulfilled," the Minister said.

He stated that observing the important role of agriculture and farmer in our lives, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao implemented innovative schemes for the sector which in turn was yielding results.

The BKU leader said farmers need to protest against the Central government's decision of privatising PSUs.

The State government is all set to give an impetus to the Agriculture sector with emphasis on modern cultivation methods, farm mechanisation and market-driven production.

The farmers’ agitation has highlighted the crisis in agriculture that the farm laws fail to address – rising landless poor

The party's Telangana State Committee official Spokesperson Jagan, in a statement released to the media here on Wednesday, said CPI (Maoist) Party was supporting the nation-wide strike called by the farmers' unions.

The 32-year-old social media personality took to Twitter and posted a picture of herself from the 63rd edition of the Grammy Awards.

Having faced chilly winters and heavy rains earlier, the construction of these concrete structures is among a slew of measures that farmers are taking to prepare themselves for the impending summer.

Narendra said the Centre is under any misconception that it can “cull” the farmers' protest like it has "culled" other agitations in the past using various tactics.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at the Delhi border points for over 100 days, demanding the repeal of farm laws.

The 136-km-long Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway is facing a five-hour blockade, called by farmers to mark the 100th day of their protest against farm laws.

The arrogance of power has made the government sitting in New Delhi "blind and deaf" to the suffering of millions of farmers in the country, the SP leader told the gathering.

Modi said the government has taken various decisions for the benefit of 12 crore small and marginal farmers.