Hyderabad, April 27 -- Maize farmers in Thadur village of Nagarkurnool district are spending sleepless nights outside a Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) centre, alleging severe mismanagement in procurement and lack of basic arrangements.

Visuals and local accounts from the PACS centre show farmers lying on the ground, their documents spread out in queues outside the premises and held down with stones, as they wait for their turn late into the night.

Farmers have expressed anger against the state government led by A Revanth Reddy alleging that maize procurement has been poorly handled this season. They claim that essential materials like gunny bags have not been supplied adequately, further delaying the process.

According...