Activists of the Congress party and lemon farmers, led by former Union Minister Chinta Mohan, staged a protest demonstration near the Poddalakur Market in SPSR Nellore district on Wednesday, demanding that the Union and State governments immediately bail out the lemon growers from losses. The farmers dumped lemons on the road as a mark of protest.
Leading the protest, Mr. Chinta Mohan said: “Orchard owners in Nellore district are in deep trouble with the price of the citrus fruit dropping to below ₹10 per kg.” It had been a fluctuating market for the orchard owners as the price of fruit crops went up and down depending on the demand in the north and east India, he explained and pressed for intervention by the governments to ensure that the farmers got at least the minimum support price.
