Congress awareness campaign against BJPs policies, across TN, from Nov 22
The Hindu
In a statement, TNCC president K.S. Alagiri said the BJP had been raising Central taxes on petrol and diesel for the past seven years and had earned revenues to the tune of Rs. 23 lakh crore, due to which the prices of essential commodities had skyrocketed
The Congress party will hold awareness campaigns across the State from November 22 to 29, against the anti-people activities of the BJP government at the Centre, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president, K.S. Alagiri, said.
The party has directed its cadres to campaign in a manner similar to India’s freedom struggle and to raise awareness among the people on the massive price rice in the country, he said.
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.