Ginning mills across the erstwhile Adilabad district went on strike against CCI’s categorisation of mills, shutting down cotton markets and affecting farmers. Millers demanded withdrawal of the system and removal of restrictions on moisture content and purchase limits at procurement centres.

Adilabad: Agriculture market yards wore a deserted look on Monday as ginning mills across the erstwhile Adilabad district went on strike protesting the categorisation of mills by the Cotton Corporation of India .

Markets in Adilabad, Asifabad, Nirmal and other parts of the region remained closed following the protest. Farmers stayed away from bringing cotton to the yards, and those who had booked slots did not turn up, leaving the facilities largely empty.

Raju Chinthawar, president of the Adilab

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