CPI(M) leader seeks fair prices for tobacco farmers amid protest in Ongole
CPI(M) leader V. Srinivasa Rao has joined tobacco farmers in Ongole for a relay hunger strike to demand higher procurement prices. The protesters are calling for a minimum price of ₹20,000 per quintal and increased government financial support for procurement.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing agrarian distress and the tension between corporate pricing policies and the livelihood of small-scale farmers in India.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao stated that although Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had assured that the problems faced by tobacco farmers in the State would be resolved, the prices have not been increased by the cigarette manufacturing companies so far.
The article reports on a specific protest event and the demands of a political leader without adopting an editorial stance.
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