Farmers Movement Archive

Telangana: Congress to go big with protests in every assembly seat

HYDERABAD: The political heat is all set to increase in the new year with the Congress deciding to go big with protests and agitational programmes in every assembly constituency on issues such as power tariff hike, agriculture and farmers, unemployment, rising prices of essential commodities. There will be year-long agitational programmes in 2022, activating the party cadre and leaders from the grassroots in rural and urban areas with an eye on 2023 assembly polls followed by 2024 Parliament elections. With the BJP and YSRTP too planning a series of programmes against the ruling TRS, the year 2022 is expected to generate much political heat. The Congress leadership has also decided to revive its “students and unemployed jung siren” against the failure of BJP government to give two crore jobs every year and TRS government dragging its feet on filling up 1.91 lakh vacancies in the government sector. Top Congress leaders, members of Youth Congress and National Students Union of India will visit colleges and university campuses seeking the support of students and unemployed youth to hold seminars and public meetings demanding filling up of vacancies in government sector, start giving Rs 3,016 unemployment allowance and reimbursement of fees among other demands. Congress is also planning a huge public meeting in the city by mobilising students from Osmania, Kakatiya and other universities. Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy had launched the jung siren on October 2 and a huge public meeting was also held at Mahbubnagar. A rally as part of jung siren from Dilsukhnagar to the statue of Telangana martyr Srikantha Chary was foiled by the police. Though the jung siren was supposed to continue up to December 9, it was stopped mid-way to hold agitations and dharnas on other important issues demanding withdrawal of three farm laws, protests against rising prices of gas, diesel and petrol on the directions of the All India Congress Committee. Telangana Congress spokesperson B Ayodhya Reddy confirmed to TOI that party will launch agitational programmes throughout the state in 2022. Assembly constituency-wise local issues would be identified, he added.

The Times of India

2022-01-02

Hyderabad