Ryots attacked for seeking MSP: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar

Kumar has alleged that the State government has been encouraging a brokerage system while procuring produce from farmers.

Published: 23rd April 2020 07:53 AM  |   Last Updated: 23rd April 2020 07:53 AM   |  A+A-

BJP Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar

BJP Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar (File photo| RVK Rao, EPS)

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD:  BJP State president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar has alleged that the State government has been encouraging a brokerage system while procuring produce from farmers.

Releasing a press statement here on Wednesday, he alleged that there were several incidents of attempted attacks on destitute farmers who denied to sell their produce to a cheaper rate. He stated that the farmers across the State have lost huge quantities of crop due to rains and demanded that the government sanction ex-gratia to the family members of farmers who were killed due to lightning strike.