Khammam: Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar fires at the Centre for its anti-farmer bills

Khammam: The farm laws passed in the Parliament recently by BJP-led NDA government were anti-farmers, alleged Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He said the farm laws would throw the lives of farmers and farming sector in India into crisis as farmers could not get minimum support price and would be subjected to exploitation by corporate forces.

Ajay Kumar along with Rythu Bandhu Samiti State convener P Rajeswar Reddy, MP Nama Nageswar Rao and TS Seeds Corporation Chairman K Koteswar Rao joined hundreds of farmers and TRS workers, who staged deeksha in Khammam on Tuesday.

Addressing the gathering, the Minister said the Centre instead of coming up with measures to make farming profitable. was trying to leave the farming community at the mercy of corporate houses. The TRS extends its solidarity to the farmers protesting at New Delhi against the 'Black Farm Laws', he informed.

Explaining the dangers of the new farm laws and the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020, he said they would compel the farmers to commit suicide as they would dismantle the agriculture market system. Zilla Parishad Chairman L Kamalraj took out a bike rally in Madhira. Former Minister Tummala Nageswar Rao along with MLA S Venkata Veeraiah and TRS senior leader Matta Dayanand took out a protest rally in Sathupalli. TRS MLA Vanama Venkateswara Rao, Government Whip Rega Kantha Rao organised deekha at their constituency headquarters.

The leaders and cadres of CPI, CPM, CPI (ML) New Democracy and Congress also staged demonstrations across the erstwhile Khammam district demanding repealing of farm laws.