Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- Alleging harassment at the hands of local Congress leaders, a farmer attempted suicide by drinking pesticide in Madhira constituency of Khammam.

The farmer, Jonnalagadda Mallikarjuna Rao, of Nagulavancha village, made the claims in a video while holding a bottle of pesticide moments before consuming it. He remains in a critical condition.

In the clip, Mallikarjuna alleged that Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka's followers have been threatening to take over his land for the last three days.

"For the past three days, they have been coming to my field every day, attacking me and demanding that a road be laid," the farmer said in Telugu.

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