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TRS demands adequate power, fertilizer supply

‘Government going back on promises made during elections’

— Photo: Mohd. Arif

Staging protest: TRS dharna in front of the Collectorate in Sangareddy on Monday.

ADILABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Monday staged a dharna in front of the district Collectorate demanding supply of fertilizers in adequate quantity lifting of power cuts and control of inflation.

Party leaders including Ch. Suhasini Reddy in their address to the agitating activists charged the government of going back on the promises made during the last elections. They criticised the government for failing to meet the demand for fertilizers in the district besides failing to supply power and control rising prices of essentials.

The agitators later submitted a memorandum to the Collector.

Diesel supply

Karimnagar Staff Reporter adds: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi Karimnagar district unit activists have staged a massive dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Monday demanding the government to provide adequate power supply, fertilizers and diesel to the farmers in the district. TRS district president and Legislator Etala Rajender, Medaram Legislator Koppula Eshwar, TRS leaders Surabhi Bhum Rao, N. Laxman Rao, Katla Satish and others participated.

Massive rally

Earlier, the TRS activists took out a massive rally from the Kaman cross roads to the Collectorate raising slogans against the government for failing to provide adequate power supply to the farm sector.

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