Hyderabad: Demanding immediate government action to open crop procurement centres, farmers in Kamareddy’s Kammar Palli mandal staged a major protest on Sunday by blocking the national highway at Has Kothur crossroads.
Over 200 farmers from Uplur village sat on the road, demanding procurement facilities for soya and maize. They said recent unseasonal rains had already damaged crops, and now they were forced to sell remaining produce at low prices to private agents due to the lack of official centres.
Farmers protest Kamareddy: Call for soya centres, maize policy change
The protestors demanded the immediate setup of a soya procurement centre. They also urged the government to lift restrictions on maize purchases and release the pending Yasangi bonus.
Local SI G. Anil Reddy intervened and convinced the farmers to end the protest after discussions. Farmers including Regunta Devender, Baddam Ramesh Reddy, Baddam Bhaskar, Kommula Ranjith, and Ganapathi participated in the demonstration.