BJP seeks CM’s resignation
The Hindu
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for “causing total confusion in the administration and fear among the farmers on the call t
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for “causing total confusion in the administration and fear among the farmers on the call to halt cultivating paddy this agriculture season”.
“Mr. Rao should explain why this “vari bandh” (ban on paddy) was being advocated and the motive behind this as it had led to distress among the farming community. Collectors and Ministers were speaking on different voices, with one advising growing paddy and another threatening if it was done. “We are demanding strong action against collectors, brazenly warning farmers and announcing disregard to the courts,” said party president Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
The Karimnagar MP, who took up a protest fast in support of the farmers at the State office from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., demanded that the Chief Minister immediately write to the Centre indicating the extent of paddy TS was ready to give to the Central pool and then, the BJP State leadership would ensure that such quantity was procured.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.