YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has warned of launching an agitation if the NDA government fails to support tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
Addressing the media after interacting with the farmers at the Tobacco Board office at Podili in Prakasam district on Wednesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy demanded that the government involve the Markfed (Marketing Federation) in the auction process to ensure a fair price to the farmers.
‘Govt. fails to ensure MSP’
“The tobacco prices have drastically fallen, and with no help coming from the State government, two farmers, one in Paruchuru and the other in Kondapi, have committed suicide,” the former Chief Minister said.
“The government, which has given permission to increase the extent of cultivation by 20%, has miserably failed to provide minimum support price (MSP). In one year, the tobacco farmers have been pushed into uncertainty. Earlier, they were getting all subsidies, inputs and marketing facilities on time. The difference is tangible,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said.
