Jail Bharo by Rytu Sangham on Aug 9

Guntur: Rytu Sangham state vice-president  V Krishnaiah said that they will conduct Jail Bharo on August 9, to mount pressure on the Centre to solve problems of the farmers in the state.

Addressing a meeting held in the CPM office in Guntur city on Tuesday, he said that farm sector was in severe crisis in the country. 

He said the farmers were not getting a better price for farm produce and criticised that the government had failed to implement the Swaminathan Commission recommendations to get a better price for farmers. 

He further said that 2 lakhs farmers had committed suicides after BJP came to power at the Centre and need to check farmers suicides. 

Vyavasaya Karmika Sangam district vice-president Pasam Rama Rao demanded that the government implement loan redemption scheme for farmers. 

He urged the farmers to make Jail Bharo a success.