Hyderabad, May 1 -- Tension prevailed at the Paddy Procurement Centre (PPC) in Yellareddipally village of Indalwai mandal of Nizamabad district on Friday, May 1, as farmers observed a sit-in protest on the road against the inordinate delay in the procurement of paddy for the Rabi marketing season.

The farmers blocked the road and cooked food there, raising slogans against the state government, chanting "CM down down," and set a heap of paddy on fire. One of the farmers, reportedly the sarpanch's husband, doused himself in diesel. The police prevented him from taking any extreme step.

The farmers demanded Nizamabad Rural MLA R Bhoopathi Reddy come to the PPC and resolve the issues.

According to Ranjith, staff assistant at the Dharpally ...