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3-day ‘rythu mahasabha’ gets under way

Bhimavaram: West Bengal Minister for Panchayatraj and Rural Development Ane Sur Rehaman has said BJP, Trinamul Congress and other have joined hands to pull-down the Left Front Government from power. However, they were taught a bitter lesson aspeople of West Bengal were solidly behind the State government, he said. The West Bengal Minister was in the town to participate in AP Rythu Mahasabha as a chief guest. Speaking on the occasion he said people had reposed confidence in West Bengal government due to various welfare schemes implemented by it for upliftment of people. He said nearly two lakh farmers committed suicideafter UPA came to power at the Centre. K.Varada Rajan, vice-president of the All India Kisan Sabha, said All-India Kisan Sabha meeting would be held in Guntur in January.

Balaram, general secretary of the district unit of the A.P Rythu Sangham, welcomed the gathering.

The three-day A.P Rythu Mahasabha began here on Saturday under the presidentship of Vangala Subbarao, state president of A.P. Rythu Sangham. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Subbarao said both Union and State Governments were shedding crocodile tears towards welfare of farmers.

He has urged the State government to come to the rescue of 1.20 crore farmers in the State by providing necessary facilities in time. Otherwise the AP Rythu Sangam would intensify the agitation, he said.

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