Hyderabad, April 24 -- A group of farmers in Rajanna-Sircilla district protested on Thursday, April 24 demanding the Telangana government to procure paddy.

Farmers from Veernapalli village held a protest at the Collectorate demanding steps be taken to purchase their paddy. The protest caused a traffic jam at the Vemulawada Siricilla main road. Farmers expressed their concern that no steps have been taken so far to purchase the paddy they had grown in the village.

The protesters said that paddy was procured from farmers in Nizamabad and the money has been deposited into their accounts. Bharatiya Janata Party Sircilla president Reddaboyina Gopi reached the farmers' protest and expressed solidarity.

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