Former Andhra Pradesh CM and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, Chandrababu Naidu participated in the Padyatra and met distraught farmers in the Iragavaram village of the West Godavari district of the state.
Workers and farmers of the Farmers' Organization staged the protest in the Sangrampur tehsil office premises demanding the opening of a government gram procurement centre and onion subsidy for summer onions.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is to chair a meeting at Sahyadri Guest House to discuss the 'agrarian crisis' after unseasonal rains across the State on Monday.
There were reports from various wheat-growing states that unseasonal rains have flattened standing crops in some regions. Wheat, a rabi crop was in an advanced maturing stage, and was expected to hit mandis in a fortnight or so.
AAP leader Chadha wrote, "I'm writing to draw your attention towards the plight of the farmers in Punjab. Rain, high-velocity winds and hailstorm reported in the state in the state since March 24 have impacted at least 14 lakh hectares (40 per cent) of 34.9 lakh hectares of wheat sown in Pun
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Raghav Chaddha on Wednesday gave a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the huge losses incurred by farmers across the country on account of damage to standing crops due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm.
Congress leader Anand Singh Dangi on Sunday morning reached Rohtak and inspected the damage to the crops caused by the fresh spell of hailstorm that lashed the district on Saturday evening. Dangi asked government should provide adequate compensation of 65 thousand within 24 hours for bailing
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress the problems of farmers facing crop loss.
CM gave instructions to assess the loss of crops and distribute compensation to the farmers without delay. He also instructed the relief commissioner to inform the farmers about the weather forecast and make proper use of the early warning system.
KCR announced a compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre for farmers who lost their crops due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms, informed the government.