Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gidugu Rudra Raju on Saturday urged Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to initiate immediate and effective measures to address the agrarian crisis in the State.
At a press conference here, Mr. Rudra Raju said vast stretches of agricultural land in the combined Anantapur and Kurnool districts had turned barren. He said farmers of the region had poured out their woes to him during his recent visit to the area.
Stating that nearly 20 farmers in the Aluru region had committed suicide, he demanded crop loss compensation of ₹1 lakh per acre to the farmers.
