New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday pressed on the issues being faced by Chilli farmers in the southern state, urging the central government to remove the restrictions on crop procurement.

After his virtual meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, he said that Chilli farmers in Andhra Pradesh are suffering because of huge losses incurred and urged the government to intervene.

"Today, I came here to represent the issue of chilli farmers to the Ministry of Commerce. This year, chilly farmers are suffering because of price, huge losses they are incurring, I asked him (Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan) to intervene immediately through market intervention. They have so...