Hyderabad, May 2 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party workers led by former Minister Jogu Ramanna blocked the national highways in Jainath and Bela mandals of Adilabad district on Saturday, May 2, demanding that the government purchase chickpeas and jowar from the farmers.

Ramanna said that during the K Chandrashekar Rao government, every grain grown by farmers was purchased without any restrictions or rules and the farmers were fully supported. However, under the Congress government, farmers are being driven to suicide, the leader alleged.

He accused the local MLA Payal Shankar and MP Godam Nagesh of failing to raise farmer's issues infront of the state and central government and prioritising their own selfish interests.

The BRS lead...