Hyderabad, April 11 -- A large number of farmers held a protest in the Suryapet district of Telangana on Saturday, April 11, by blocking the Kodad-Khammam road over delayed procurement of paddy.

The protestors were supported by leaders from different farmer organisations who were sitting on the highway, leading to traffic jams. The farmers accused authorities of failing to commence the procurement process despite establishing procurement centres due to the absence of facilities.

Farmers claimed that their paddy has been stacked in procurement centres for about a month now without any procurement. Furthermore, they pointed out that their centres started functioning a few days ago, but the procurement has failed to begin.

Farmers called ...