Hyderabad:  BJP leaders and cadre staged protest and sit-ins infront of the District Collectors office on Thursday throughout the State demanding the State Government should procure paddy from the farmers.

BJP protests in all the 33 Districts Collectors office of the State caused tensions and forced the police to arrest the protesters at a few places. Members of Kisan and Yuva Morcha of the BJP staged the protest at the Hyderabad District Collectorate. They raised slogans against CM and demanded the Government should procure the entire paddy crop cultivated during the monsoon season.

The protesters sat on the road in front of the Rangareddy collector’s office, resulting in a traffic jam. The police arrested the protesters and shifted them to the Nampally police station.

The BJP leaders staged protest a day before the proposed dharna by TRS in all the Assembly constituencies on Friday. The ruling party has given a call for dharna to protest against the Centre’s refusal to procure paddy during the next season. TRS leaders have slammed the BJP for staging protests on Thursday, alleging that it is trying to provoke the farmers.