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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.

He urged the public not to harm the tiger and to avoid sudden confrontation with it. The people in Ankusapur, Narapur and Gondi villages are on the edge following the movement of the tiger.

A victory for BRS Medak candidate P Venkatrami Reddy in the Lok Sabha election would expose the failures of the Congress during the last four months apart from boosting the BRS morale to raise the issues of the public, he said.

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.