BJP State president Somu Veerraju has demanded that the government take urgent steps to prevent the crisis-ridden paddy farmers in the Godavari districts from declaring a crop holiday.
“The government’s failure to provide quality agricultural inputs to the farmers and assured irrigation by strengthening canals and other infrastructure, and its inability to ensure remunerative prices have forced them to go for a crop holiday,” Mr. Veerraju said in a release.
The farmers were in a debt trap and had no other option, he said, insisting that the government act quickly.
