All democratic forces should support the State bandh, the call for which was given by Opposition parties, including the Congress, on October 10, to awaken the State government from its ‘slumber’ and come to the rescue of debt-ridden farmers, said Congress Legislature Party leader in the Telangana Assembly, K. Jana Reddy.
Talking to mediapersons here on Friday, Mr. Reddy said that the bandh was called after making all out efforts to persuade the government to act swiftly to bail out distraught farmers.
We were suspended from the Assembly for the whole session for raising the issue of the agrarian crisis plaguing farmers in the State and a series of farmer suicides, he said.
He said the Congress would continue the agitation in different forms till the government made a one-time settlement of farm loan waiver.
The Congress floor leader in the Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, slammed the TRS leadership, accusing it of bestowing nominated posts on the ruling party leaders, leaving misery-stricken farmers in dire straits in the State.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president M.B. Vikramarka, MLAs D.K. Aruna and P. Ajay besides MLC P. Sudhakar Reddy, former minister D. Sridhar Babu and others were present during the interaction.
