KTR blames Centre & State for cotton procurement crisis

BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday sharply criticized both the Central and State governments for what he described as “reckless negligence” towards the severe cotton procurement crisis unfolding across the state.

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Expressing anguish, KTR said lakhs of cotton farmers who toiled throughout the year are now unable to sell their produce, while both governments “remain in deep slumber.”

KTR demanded that the Centre immediately intervene to address farmer distress and accused both the BJP-led Union government and the Congress-led Telangana government of jointly failing the farming community. He alleged that despite nearly 50 lakh acres under cotton cultivation this year, neither government has shown urgency or sensitivity towards the crisis.