Adilabad Farmers protest against restrictions in procurement of cotton, soy

Traffic came to a grinding halt on National Highway 44 following a rasta roko staged by a joint action committee opposing restrictions on procurement of cotton and soy produce at an inter-state check post on Friday. Former Minister Jogu Ramanna expressed solidarity with the protest.

Members of the JAC staged a sit in on the National Highway to protest the stance adopted by the Central and State governments in the procurement of cotton and soybean. 

Following a call given by the JAC, farmers from various parts of the district gathered in



large numbers and blocked the traffic. They raised slogans against the two governments.

The agitating farmers said that the governments were causing trouble to the farmers in the name of regulations in the procurement of crops. 

They alleged that the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was not purchasing cotton at the support price in the name of moisture content.

Leaders of the JAC expressed concern that farmers were losing Rs 1,500 per quintal of cotton by selling it to middlemen as they were not getting the support price.