Celebrate Bhageeratha Jayanthi officially

Musheerabad: State BJP president Dr K Laxman and BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah on Tuesday demanded official celebration of Bhageeratha Jayanthi by the government on May 11 and setting up of Sagara federation with an allocation of Rs 500 crore.

The two leaders were speaking after visiting the hunger strike camp of Bhupesh Sagar, chairman of Bhageeratha Hakkula Porata Samiti, near Indira Park. Sagar is holding the agitation to press several demands including sanction of subsidised loans of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh to each Sagara family.

Dr Laxman and Krishnaiah demanded shifting of the Sagara community to BC Group A from Group D, allocation of houses and 20 per cent share in the Mission Bhageeratha Project works/funds. Among those present were vice-president of the association Gajju Krishna, Srinivas, Suresh Sagar, Harish Sagar, Satyam Sagar, Uday Sagar, Maruti Sagar, Kotla Laddu.