Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at the residence of BJP MP G. Nagesh in Adilabad as BRS cadres staged a protest to demand that the Centre remove the restrictions on cotton procurement in the state. Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( BRS ) leaders and workers staged the protest in front of the residence of Adilabad MP.

The protestors tried to barge into the house, leading to a tense situation. Police rushed to the spot and tried to control the situation. A scuffle broke out between the police and the protestors. The police later detained BRS leader and former minister Jogu Ramanna and other leaders.

The BRS leaders were staging the protest over the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) imposing restrictions on cotton procurement. The CCI has fixed the limit of seven quintals per acre for the procurem

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