Overview
- Farmers and Telangana Rythu Sangham leaders demonstrated at the Khammam District Collectorate on Friday, calling for immediate changes to Cotton Corporation of India procurement.
- They demanded scrapping Kisan Kapas app registration, relaxing the 8–12% moisture requirement, and removing the seven‑quintals‑per‑acre cap.
- Protesters said cotton yields have fallen sharply after heavy rains, a statewide impact the chief minister has publicly acknowledged.
- Leaders urged the state to deposit a pending Rs 63 crore bonus for fine‑variety paddy purchased in the Rabi season into farmers’ bank accounts.
- They also sought compensation from both governments and flagged non‑implementation of crop insurance and incomplete crop‑loss surveys by district officials.