Farmers plan to disrupt cotton arrivals at major markets in Telangana

They are protesting against low market prices offered by traders; move coincides with suicides by small farmers

Farmers' organisations in Telangana are planning to disrupt the arrivals of cotton to the major markets in the state from Thursday in protest against low market prices offered by the traders.

The proposed move coincides with sporadic instances of suicides by small farmers in a sign of growing distress among the cotton farmers in this season. Local news papers reported three such suicides on a single day on Tuesday.

Farmers were being paid between Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 per quintal in major markets like Warangal as against the minimum support price( MSP) of Rs 4,320 per tonne, according to the