The farmers of Jhansi Lingapur and Thongigandla villages staged a protest at the procurement centre demanding the immediate lifting of paddy from procurement centres.
The farmers blocked the Akannapet-Chinna Shankarampet road and raised slogans against the State government on Wednesday. They said they were waiting at the procurement centres for a month with their produce. The farmers said that the officials could procure just two lorries of paddy from Jhansi Lingapur. They have demanded that the government immediately start the procurement.