YSRCP demands MSP to cotton farmers

Demanding the State and Central governments to purchase cotton from farmers through designated agencies and provide the assured MSP, Telangana unit of YSR Congress has said the TRS government should fulfill all its poll promises.

“Cotton should be procured by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and farmers should be paid an MSP of Rs 5,500 per quintal as they are in distress and TRS has promised to work for the welfare of the farmers,” Party Working President for Telangana and Khammam MP P Srinivasa Reddy and Janak Prasad told reporters here on Monday.

The situation is bad and farmers are being exploited by middlemen by paying just Rs 3,000 though the MSP was fixed at Rs 4,080. We demand that the State and Centre should ensure that the farmers get Rs 5,500 per quintal as MSP and it should be procured by CCI or authorized government agencies to avoid middlemen, they said.

Cotton is the most important crop in Telangana region and is grown in an extent of 17 lakh hectares standing next to Gujarat and the government should ensure a fair deal to the farmers to usher in the promised Golden Telangana.

We will also meet the Chief Minister and Governor and submit a memorandum to this effect, they said.

The Hudhud cyclone has affected parts of Telangana as well and the Party would tour the affected areas, the Khammam MP said.