BRS State General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar has warned that the party would approach the Supreme Court if Dalit farmers in Sirpur mandal were denied their right to cultivate lands held for decades. He accused forest officials of unconstitutional interference and assured that the BRS would stand firmly with the farmers until the dispute was settled.
Kumram Bheem Asifabad police arrested two men for smuggling spurious cotton seeds in Sirpur (U) mandal. Over 5 quintals of seeds were seized from their possession, which were stored at one of the accused’s residences.
A 64-year-old farmer, Pittala Durgaiah, from Chintakunta village died by suicide after consuming pesticide, reportedly distressed over mounting debts and poor cotton yield caused by unfavourable weather
