In a discipline close to Farrukhabad. Farmers are afraid of loss. specific picture
Mohammad Alamgir, a six-acre potato grower from Khandauli close to Agra, is offended with Asaduddin Owaisi. Not as a result of his occasion – Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen – is contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh meeting elections. Instead, it has to do with the occasion’s assist to the ruling authorities in Telangana, which has “banned” the import of potatoes from UP.
“How can he (Owaisi) campaign here, while supporting a government (of Telangana Rashtra Samithi), which has stopped the entry of our potatoes there (in Telangana)?” Alamgir, who can be the overall secretary of the Potato Producer Farmers’ Committee in Agra.
Alamgir estimates that round 100 vans, every carrying about 500 50 kg potato baggage, journey from UP to Telangana day by day. Of these, 50-60 vans are from Agra alone. Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu collectively account for about three-fourths of the 700-800 vans shifting each day from UP to varied states.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
