Three major Opposition parties in Telagnana — Congress, TDP and the BJP — have joined hands to fight against the Telangana Rashtra Samiti Government on the issue of farmers’ plight and continuing suicides in the State.
The three parties have jointly called for a strike in Telangana on Saturday charging the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s Government with total failure in coming to the help of the farmers.
The leaders of three parties who met on the Telangana Assembly premises on Thursday gave a call to the people to make the strike successful to send a clear message to the Government to end its apathy and indifference towards the farmers.
The meeting was attended by Uttam Kumar Reddy, State Congress President, l Ramanna, State TDP President, E Dayakar Rao, TDP floor leader in the Assembly and Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, BJP MlA.
The three Opposition parties decided to join forces against the TRS after the entire Opposition was suspended from the State Assembly on Monday when they stalled the proceedings of the House.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that 1400 farmers had committed suicide in Telangana and the Government should pay their families enhanced ex-gratia before the end of this month.
l Ramanna urged the people to stand by the farmers who feed them and extend moral support to them by making the strike successful.