The party announced that it would take out a 'Chalo Secretariat' protest and besiege the Secretariat with lakhs of farmers if the government failed to respond.
According to him, the government had fixed the Minimum Support Price(MSP) for paddy 'A' grade Rs. 2203 per quintal and Rs. 2183 per quintal for normal quality.
Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat, Bhatti Vikramarka said the government had already deposited the amount into accounts of farmers possessing up to three acres of land.
Farmers held a prominent position in Telangana, however, in the past few months, unprecedented protests have erupted in various regions across the state, marking a significant shift in the prevailing scenario.
With the area under paddy projected to be little over 40 lakh acres in Telangana during the Yasangi season, Department of Agriculture has prepared an action plan for supply of 19.24 lakh metric tonnes of various fertiliser grades
As the farmers have demanded the release of water from Ranganayaka Sagar, Former Minister T Harish Rao had requested Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy requesting the release of water
Telangana is staring at the possibility of the crucial Yasangi crop season taking a major hit with the government citing shortage of water to irrigate ayacut areas of several projects.
He directed them to hasten up the process of disbursal reaching out to all sections of the farmers with assistance due to them as the Yasangi operations were still in progress.
The Cabinet sub-committee held its first meeting with the stakeholders at the State Secretariat on Wednesday to examine various aspects of crop management during the Yasangi season
Since paddy fields have become muddy after the recent rains, the demand has gone up for track harvesters, which have tracks like war tanks instead of normal wheels
