Telangana bandh today on farm loan waiver issue

October 10, 2015 10:01

The Congress, TDP-BJP combine and other Opposition parties have called for a bandh in Telangana today in support of their demand that the TRS government fulfill its farm loan waiver promise at one go rather than in phases.

"If the loans are waived at one go, farmers will get fresh loans for Rabi and if drought-hit mandals are announced, they will get subsidies and relief. We insisted (in the Assembly) on a solution," Opposition Leader K Jana Reddy told reporters in Khammam district.

Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee President Danam Nagender and other leaders took out a rally in the city on Friday and appealed to the people to make today's bandh a success.

In the run-up to today's bandh, the Opposition parties have been holding protests across the state this week following suspension of 30 members from the Legislative Assembly for disrupting proceedings on the issue.

The Congress, TDP, BJP, CPI, CPI(M) members demanded during the Legislative Assembly session that the TRS government waive farm loans at one go.

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