Nellore: Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy challenged Telugu Desam Party's National General Secretary Nara Lokesh to correctly identify five crops from a display containing ten crops. He referred to Lokesh as "Puppu" and asked to identify at least two crops. Minister criticized certain media outlets for publishing negative articles about the state government's Rythu Bharosa scheme. The minister urged the media to write thought-provoking articles that benefit the public. He also criticized media tycoon Ramoji Rao. Minister Kakani claimed that farmers suffered due to drought during the tenure of former CM Chandrababu Naidu.
