High drama as police thwart Sharmilas bid to go to Andhra Pradesh Assembly on tractor

High drama unfolded on the Andhra Ratna Bhavan, the workplace of the Congress celebration, in Vijayawada on Thursday when APCC president Y.S. Sharmila tried to go to the Legislative Assembly on a tractor to fulfill Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to carry to his discover the plight of the farmers. The police, nonetheless, stopped her, resulting in tense moments outdoors the celebration workplace.

Ms. Sharmila declared that she wouldn’t withdraw her protest till she was granted a possibility to personally submit the farmers’ grievances to the Chief Minister. Wearing a garland of onions as a mark of protest, she accused the federal government of neglecting the farmers, who, she stated, had been being pushed to suicide as a consequence of lack of remunerative costs. “It is a disgrace that Andhra Pradesh stands third in farmer suicides within the nation,” she stated.

She additionally accused the Chief Minister of deceiving the farmers with tall guarantees earlier than the the elections however failing to ship upon coming to energy.

She cited as examples the plight of chilli, maize, tobacco, banana, and cotton farmers who, she stated, had been promised increased procurement charges however obtained far lower than the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

“Banana farmers had been promised ₹30,000 per tonne, however obtained solely ₹15,000. The MSP for maize is ₹3,300, however it isn’t fetching even ₹2,000. Tobacco farmers anticipated ₹18,000, however obtained lower than ₹3,000. Farmers are throwing away tomatoes and onions in despair,” she stated, including that the farmers had been being compelled to promote tomatoes for ₹2 a kg and onions for ₹50 per quintal.

Ms. Sharmila stated the Congress celebration would proceed to face by the farmers and battle for justice.