Congress candle rally for farmers who lost their lives
The Hindu
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Telangana Congress leaders held a candle rally from People’s Plaza to Indira Gandhi statue on Tank Bund on Saturday to pay homage to farmers who lost their lives during the agitation against the three farm laws.
The candle rally was attended by TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy, MLA Seethakka, senior leaders Madhu Yaskhi Goud, Geetha Reddy, Mahesh Kumar Goud, G. Chinna Reddy, and Sunita Rao, among others. They raised slogans against the BJP and TRS government, which they said was equally responsible for the deaths given their support to the farm laws.
Mr. Revanth Reddy held the BJP government responsible for the deaths and sought financial assistance to over 700 farmers who died since the agitation started.
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.