Be prepared for early Telangana Assembly elections, Revanth tells partymen
The Hindu
Congress stages protests on farm issues across the State
Congress stages protests on farm issues across the State
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy predicted that elections for Assembly would be held anytime and called upon the party workers to be prepared.
“The State Assembly may be dissolved at any time, so get ready for elections. The Congress coming to power is a historical necessity at this juncture. Once coming to power, we will cancel Dharani and offer loan waiver of ₹2 lakh to each farmer,” said Mr. Reddy while participating in a protest before the Collectorate of Vikarabad on Monday.
Stating that State-wide agitations would be taken up on various issues, he alleged that the government is trying to transform farmers as labourers.
Responding to the call given by TPCC, protests were held before Collectorates across the State.
“In the past it was accused that attack took place on our language and our style (yasa). Now the attack is on our agriculture, which is our culture. Efforts are on to handover agriculture to corporate sector,” he said adding that about 80,000 farmers died in the last five years and even Agriculture Minister has accepted it.
Referring to the liquor scam allegedly involving K. Kavitha, and B.L. Santosh of BJP in MLAs poaching case, the TPCC president wondered why these people are failing to present themselves before the investigating agencies when All India Congress Committee (AICC) leaders like Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi appeared before investigating agencies.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”