Kadapa, March 25 -- In a strong show of solidarity with distressed banana farmers, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President YS Sharmila Reddy staged a unique protest in YSR Kadapa district, driving a vehicle packed with bananas to the District Collector's office.

Highlighting the severe crisis faced by farmers, she personally drove a vehicle loaded with banana bunches to the District Collector's office and submitted a memorandum to the Joint Collector.

Speaking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, Reddy described the situation of banana farmers as grave, pointing out the drastic fall in prices from 26,000 rupees per tonne to as low as 4,000 rupees per tonne. She alleged that trader syndicates are manipulating the mark...