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Irate farmers lay siege to bank

January 02, 2015 11:55 pm | Updated 11:55 pm IST - WARANGAL:

Bank locked by farmers and protestors at Jangalapally in Warangal District. Photo:M.Murali

Scores of farmers led by CPI (M) and Congress leaders lay siege to Andhra Bank branch at Jangapalally in Mulugu mandal of Warangal on Friday. Demanding that the bank should grant them new loans taking ‘Pahani Nakhal’, they stopped officials from opening the branch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Farmers said that the banks were demanding Pattadhar passbooks to grant new loans, but they were already with them against old loans.

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