Adilabad: Local BRS leaders and their associates are allegedly involved in the spurious cotton seed trade running on a large scale in Bellampalli, Sirpur (T) and Asifabad assembly constituencies.
It is said, "It has become a lucrative business for many politicians, even though it is illegal and farmers suffer huge losses every season."
Those selling spurious cotton seeds are considered habitual offenders and the local police invoked the PD Act against 18 such men in the year 2020 and 2021.
According to sources, 132 cases were registered in Mancherial district during 2019-2022 regarding spurious cotton seed and 324 people were booked.
Komaram Bheem Asifabad district collector Hemant Bhorkade said he has constituted a task force comprising agriculture, revenue and police to control spurious cotton seeds brought into the district from the Maharashtra border.
He said that they would involve Sarpanchs, MPTC and ZPTC and raid suspected shops and godowns to control spurious cotton seed business in the villages.
Bhimini, Nennela, Kannepalli, Vemanpalli and Tandoor in Bellampalli constituency have become hot spots for sale of spurious cotton seeds. Mandals of Bejur, Penchikalpet, Chintalmanpalli and Kautala in Sirpur (T) constituency and Rebena, Wankidi, Jainur, Kerameri, Tiryani and Narnur in Asifabad assembly constituency.
Deccan Chronicle has highlighted the illegal trade of spurious cotton seeds in the past, how it affected cotton farmers, losses due to lack of germination and low yield in a recently published report.
Collector Hemant Bhorkade constituted a task force to keep a check on spurious cotton seeds entering Komaram Bheem Asfibad district from various routes from Maharashtra.
There are strong allegations that local BRS leaders are involved in spurious cotton seed business with the support of the constituency level elected representatives in Belampalli assembly constituency.
There is news in police circles that a senior elected representative of BRS encouraged his colleague from Janakpur in Nenela mandal to do business of spurious cotton seeds and offered him 10 lakhs to start the business in Belampalli area.
The local police had arrested Ranjith Kumar, a former director of the Belampalli Market Committee, a few months ago for his involvement in the spurious seed business.
It is alleged that the market committee president of the BRS party in Bellampalli assembly constituency was a key player in the spurious cotton seed business in Bhimini Mandal.
An Andhra trader from Repallevada in Tandoor mandal is said to be doing business of spurious cotton seed on a large scale and he was continuing it even after cases were registered against him.
Local police say that some farmers migrated from Andhra region by taking agricultural land on lease from local farmers, cultivated them and sold these spurious cotton seeds to local farmers.
The local farmers, who had taken the land on lease, are getting their land's fertility low after a few seasons due to the sowing of spurious cotton seeds and the use of excessive fertilizers and pesticides by Andhra farmers.
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