Hyderabad, March 20 -- A group of farmers in Telangana's Khammam protested on Friday, March 20, as fake paddy seeds were allegedly being sold to them.

The sit-in protest was held in front of the Venkataramana Fertilizer Shop in Sathupalli town. The farmers alleged they were tricked under the pretext of purchasing seeds.

They alleged that the seeds they purchased for paddy cultivation were of substandard quality and counterfeit. Distressed over the situation, the protesting farmers said that almost 500 acre of agricultural land were adversely affected.

In a video shared online, one of the farmers said, "We had achieved yields of up to 50 bags per acre last year. This year, due to the fake seeds, we have already incurred a financial loss...