Recognise fighters of 1969: Ponnala
The Hindu
Pension, land and health benefits to participants in the agitation sought
Former PCC chief and senior Congress leader Ponnala Lakshmaiah has urged Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to provide pension to senior citizens who participated in the 1969 Telangana movement and were neglected now.
In a statement here, he reminded that the Chief Minister himself had acknowledged the contribution of the 1969 movement paving way for separate Telangana now and assured that those who sacrificed their youth in the movement would be recognised and honoured. However, even after seven years of separate State the promise had not been fulfilled.
Mr. Ponnala said they should also be given agriculture lands under some special scheme apart from sanctioning houses and free medical facility, given their role in the most difficult movement that saw 369 people lose their lives.
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