Farmers Movement Archive

Bharat bandh total in Telangana with support of ruling party

All Ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Zilla Parishad Chairpersons, other elected representatives and party functionaries along with party workers held demonstrations on highways and other important locations. Similarly, leaders of Congress and Left parties, trade unions and employees associations participated in road blockades at several places. All private and commercial establishments remained closed and RTC buses remained in depots following a call given by the ruling TRS for not commencing their operations till afternoon. Accordingly, the RTC buses came onto the road only towards the evening, although the commercial establishment commenced operations early in the afternoon. Participating in the blockage of Bengaluru highway at Burgula Gate near Shadnagar , TRS working president and Minister for IT and Industries K.T. Rama Rao said his party was ready to wage a long battle for farmers’ interests. He said the farming community was asking for an assurance on MSP and nothing more. Stating that the new farm laws were beneficial to corporate companies and traders and not small and marginal farmers, who comprise 85% of the farming community, KTR wanted the Centre to explain farmers in Telangana why it was not allowing bonus payment for paddy. Speaking after participating in the bandh, State Congress president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said it was Congress that had opposed farm bills in Parliament. He criticised the TRS government for not implementing loan waiver and crop insurance and non-payment of bonus to paddy. ‘Pass resolutions’ Minister T. Harish Rao, who participated in the road blockade near Toopran along with MP. K. Prabhakar Reddy, urged mandal and zilla parishads and rythu bandhu samithis to pass resolutions demanding repeal of the anti-farmer laws.

The Hindu

2020-12-09

December 09 2020 00:00 IST