New Delhi, June 5 -- Women farmers and agricultural labourers from Mamillapalli village in Ponnur Mandal, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, demanded strict action against police officials accused of assaulting and humiliating them during protests seeking remunerative prices for their maize crop.
Along with YSRCP Araku MP Tanuja Rani and Ponnur YSRCP In-charge Ambati Murali Krishna, the women addressed the media in New Delhi after submitting complaints to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), and National Commission for Women (NCW).
The delegation stated that farmers in Andhra Pradesh are not only being denied fair prices for their produce but are also facing harassment for demanding...