CPI(M) announces protests over drought concerns in Anantapur
The CPI(M)’s Anantapur district committee has called for demonstrations on September 25 and 26 over farmers’ distress and wants the government to declare the district drought-hit. A dharna is scheduled outside the Collector’s office on September 28.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to declare Anantapur district drought-hit, according to The Hindu. The party’s district committee said protests would be held across the district on September 25 and 26. The demonstrations are intended to draw attention to farmers’ distress.
The committee has also announced a dharna outside the Collector’s office on September 28. The supplied material did not provide details of the farmers’ losses, rainfall conditions or any response from the State government. The planned actions are part of the CPI(M)’s campaign for an official drought declaration in Anantapur.
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