BRS Protest at BJP MP’s Home Over Cotton Rules Leads to Arrests in Adilabad
The state’s agriculture minister has formally sought a rollback of CCI caps with higher moisture tolerance.
Overview
- BRS cadres led by former minister Jogu Ramanna staged a sit-in outside MP G. Nagesh’s residence in Adilabad, pressing for removal of CCI procurement restrictions.
- Police moved to disperse the crowd, scuffles ensued, and Ramanna and other leaders were detained during the action.
- The protest targets a recent CCI order that cut the per-acre procurement cap to 7 quintals from 13, leaving growers worried about unsold output.
- Market officials have been rejecting rain-wet stocks over moisture limits, forcing farmers to dry cotton in open yards and seek acceptance above 12%.
- Telangana agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh and CCI MD Lalit Kumar Gupta, citing average yields of about 11.74 quintals per acre and requesting procurement of cotton with up to 20% moisture.