Overview
- During Saturday demonstrations in Adilabad, BRS leader Jogu Ramanna fainted after a confrontation with police as cadres sought to march to the local MLA and MP residences.
- BRS workers held a sit-in outside a police station alleging he was dragged and renewed demands for soybean purchases without quality restrictions.
- Telangana Markfed says about 14,000 quintals of FAQ soybeans have been procured in the district to date, with stocks stored at Central Warehousing Corporation facilities.
- Non-FAQ lots are being rejected under NAFED standards citing poor quality and high moisture after recent rains, and district officials have formally sought a temporary relaxation.
- Farmers report delays and checks are pushing distress sales to private traders as centres enforce Union-mandated PSS registration, Digital Crop Survey verification and Aadhaar-based biometric authentication.