Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Sharmila demands coalition to raise farmers' issues in Parliament
Y. S. Sharmila, who is the president of the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, wrote a letter to the Chief Minister.
She asked the MPs from the ruling coalition parties to talk about the problems of farmers in Parliament.
She said farmers growing tomatoes, mangoes, tobacco, and shrimp are having a hard time.
She wants the government to help these farmers by discussing their problems in Parliament and taking action.
If the government doesn't listen, she said the Congress party will protest with the farmers.
She also wants the central government to buy tobacco from farmers and reduce taxes on shrimp products.
Y. S. Sharmila demanded that coalition MPs raise farmers' issues in Parliament.
She highlighted problems faced by aqua, tobacco, mango, tomato, and onion farmers.
Sharmila threatened to intensify statewide agitation if demands are not met.
She claimed farmers in Andhra Pradesh are in deep crisis with no guaranteed prices.
Demands include Centre bearing Rs 30,000 per tonne burden from shrimp feed price increase and a Rs 100 crore corpus fund for aqua farmers.
- Who
- Y. S. Sharmila, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president
- What
- Demanded that coalition MPs raise farmers' issues in Parliament
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To address the problems faced by various farmers in the state
- Person
- Y. S. Sharmila
- Role
- Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president
- Demands
- Raise farmers' issues in Parliament, address aqua, tobacco, mango, tomato, onion farmers' problems
- Additional Demands
- Centre to bear Rs 30,000 per tonne burden from shrimp feed price increase, Rs 100 crore corpus fund for aqua farmers, US to reduce 30% tariff on aqua products to zero, Centre to procure 230 million kilograms of tobacco
- Threat
- Intensify statewide agitation if demands not met