Farmers from villages in Gudur and Kesamudram mandals staged a dharna near the Teegalaveni substation in Mahabubabad on Thursday, protesting erratic power supply for irrigation. The protest was called off after electricity officials assured them of addressing the issue.
Khammam police raided five fertiliser shops forcing farmers to buy products to access urea and sought licence cancellation. Meanwhile, Mahabubabad witnessed farmer protests and chaos at PACS centres, with long queues, missing Aadhaar cards, and limited stock sparking widespread anger