Activists of the Communist Party of India, CPI (M) and CPI (ML-New Democracy) besides various farmers’ organisations staged a dharna in front of the district jail here on Thursday in protest against the alleged denial of permission to the family members, of the farmers lodged in the jail, to meet the latter during ‘Mulaqat’.
The protesters led by CPI State assistant secretary and former MLA K. Sambasiva Rao squatted at the entrance of the jail demanding permission to allow the family members of the farmers, arrested in connection with the cases in Friday’s attack on Khammam agriculture market yard, and subsequently lodged in the jail on Sunday.
The staff concerned told the agitators that the family members would be allowed in adherence to the rules governing the ‘Mulaqat’ timings.
Later, the family members of the remand prisoners were allowed to meet the latter at the ‘Mulaqat’ facility in the jail.
Addressing the protesters Mr. Sambasiva Rao alleged that the TRS Government was slapping false cases on aggrieved farmers as well as those raising their voice against its tyranny and failure to extend help to the crisis-hit farmers.
He demanded that the State Government desist from pursuing ‘repressive measures’ against the agitating farmers, withdraw cases against the hapless chilli growers and ensure remunerative price to the latter to bail them out from the present crisis.
CPI (M) district secretary P. Venkateshwara Rao and CPI district secretary B. Hemantha Rao, were among others were present at the dharna.
