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The Hindu
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Ravi Reddy

Elusive Turmeric board and hardships of Gulf migrants still a key issue in Nizamabad

It was in 2019 that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dharmapuri Arvind created a record of sorts by writing a bond and declaring that he would quit his Lok Sabha membership if he failed to get the much-awaited Turmeric Board for Nizamabad district.

Riding on the promise, turmeric farmers in this progressive constituency voted for Mr. Arvind in a big way and ensured the defeat of incumbent MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha, daughter of then Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

Five years down the line with yet another election scheduled on May 13, the promised Turmeric Board is nowhere in sight despite a promise made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah just two days ago that the National Turmeric Board will surely be set up in Nizamabad only.

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