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`Congress will not neglect handicrafts'

By Our Staff Reporter

VIJAYAWADAGUNTUR, FEB.7.FEB. 7. Handicrafts will never be neglected as long as the Congress was at the helm of affairs, said the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Panabaka Lakshmi.

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Lepakshi Craft Bazaar - 2005 organised by the Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation the Minister lauded the efforts of corporation chairman, Bandaru Anjan Raju, and managing director, B. Jayaraj, in promoting handicrafts in the State.

Whenever she went to New Delhi fellow Parliamentarians enquired about handicrafts from the State, she said.

Showroom for toys

Mr. Jayaraj said that artisans should go for bulk orders like China. Handicrafts should be promoted with a "do or die" spirit. Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali-Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority (UDA) chairman, Malladi Vishnu, announced that a prime piece of land near the Gajaraju tank in Kondapalli would be given to the corporation for developing an exclusive show room for Kondapalli toys.

Avanigadda MLA, Mandali Buddha Prasad, stressed the need to establish a "shilparamam" in Krishna district which was home to the world renowned Kondapalli toys and Bandar Kalamkari textiles.

Vijayawada MP, Lagadapati Rajagopal, said establishing of an Indian handicrafts emporium in every country would go a long way in popularising arts and crafts.

Kankipadu MLA, Devineni Rajasekhar, APSRTC zonal chairman, Jogi Ramesh, handicrafts corporation director, Naroju Manorama, also participated.

By Our Staff Reporter

GUNTUR FEB.7.FEB. 7. About 100 farmers blocked the vehicular traffic for four hours on the Guntur-Macherla and Guntur-Hyderabad highways at Sattenapalli in Guntur district on Monday afternoon protesting against the non-payment of minimum support price for their produce.

The cotton farmers, who had brought their produce to the Sattenapalli Agriculture Marketyard, complained of delay in clearance of their stocks by the Cotton Corporation of India buyer at the yard and payment of Rs. 1,550 per quintal against the Government fixed MSP of Rs. 2,010.

Traffic was held up at the bus stand centre in Sattenapalli when the farmers sat across the road at 2 p.m. blocking traffic in both directions from and to Macherla and Hyderabad. The Mandal Revenue Officer after consultation with the Joint Collector told the agitating farmers that the district administration would look into their problems immediately.

The Cotton Corporation of India General Manager, Bhanoji Rao, informed the farmers through the Marketyard Secretary, Ramachandraiah, that all stocks would be purchased as per the quality guidelines and stocks cleared immediately from 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday.

The farmers' leader, Gadde Chalamaiah, who led the agitation, said that the CCI buyers were not paying them proper price and the farmers were being made to wait for two to three days at the yard leading to decrease in moisture.

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