Paddy farmers stage protests
The Hindu
Several hundreds of paddy-laden tractors remained stranded on Chillepalli-Musi bridge and on the various routes to Miryalaguda on Monday as police regulated their entry in the wake of glut situation n
Several hundreds of paddy-laden tractors remained stranded on Chillepalli-Musi bridge and on the various routes to Miryalaguda on Monday as police regulated their entry in the wake of glut situation near rice mills.
Meanwhile, farmers staged protests in Miryalaguda. While one demand was requesting officials to allow their paddy stock, which was hit by unseasonal rainfall while in queue Sunday night, the other was against the alleged unfair trade practice by millers. According to farmers from mandals in Suryapet, they did not have any information about crop cutting and regulations for sale of paddy in Miryalaguda. Hundreds of farmers, who turned desperate after their produce was hit by rain, were seen requesting police officers to allow them.
Groups of farmers who sat in protests around Shettipalem also alleged unfair practices by millers through weighment or by offering less than the declared minimum support price of ₹1,940 per quintal.