Hyderabad, May 29 -- Farmers staged a protest at a paddy procurement centre in Telangana's Karimnagar district on Friday, May 29, alleging inordinate delays in the weighing and procurement of their produce.

The protest took place at the DCMS procurement centre in Chakalivanipalle village of Ganneruvaram mandal, where farmers accused officials of irregularities in the weighing process. Agitated over the delay, some farmers carried weighing machines from the centre to the gram panchayat office in protest.

Videos shared on social media showed farmers alleging that their paddy had remained at the procurement centre for nearly a month without being weighed. One farmer claimed that officials had not allotted serial numbers to paddy stocks and...