Tadepalli, Aug. 4 -- YSRCP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will visit the Devarapalli auction platform on Wednesday and interact with tobacco farmers who are facing severe distress due to falling of prices, according to the YSRCP Central Office.

Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Party General Secretary MVS Nagi Reddy said the tobacco farmers who had earlier called on Reddy have urged him to visit the auction platform to know firsthand their plight.

Tobacco prices are falling down despite Chandrababu telling and tweeting about low bids- no bids and said that tobacco should not be bought for less than Rs 200. The average price of tobacco is now at Rs 186.90 per kg.

Tobacco Board, which was suppose...