YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has criticised the Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government, alleging that banana farmers in the state have been pushed into severe distress.

Jagan on Thursday said farmers are struggling to survive as a kilogram of bananas is reportedly being sold for just fifty paise. He claimed that during the previous YSRCP government, special railway cargo services were operated exclusively for banana and sugarcane farmers, helping them avoid exploitation by middlemen and significantly reducing transportation costs.

He further stated that banana exports, which stood at around 23,000 tonnes before the YSRCP came to power, had increased to nearly 3 lakh tonnes under his administration due to farmer-centric initiatives. “And now, under Chandrababu’s governanc

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