Hyderabad, May 4 -- Two farmers died at procurement centres in Telangana on Sunday, May 3, leading the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to hit out at the ruling Congress, accusing them of negligence and delaying procurement.

According to local reports, a farmer identified as Venkanna died at a procurement centre in Sudhanapally village of Kuravi mandal, Mahabubabad, after being struck by lightning while he was trying to protect his crop from rain.

On the same day, another farmer named Gaurayya died of a suspected heat stroke at the Rayapol Grain Procurement Centre in Ibrahimpatnam constituency. He had reportedly been drying his paddy stock for the past three days after officials informed him of the moisture content.

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