Clamour for Bayyaram steel plant grows

Opposition parties join hands, stage protest in support of demand

​Bayyaram (Mahabubabad): The demand for setting up steel plant at Bayyaram has been getting intensified with the leaders of different political parties joining hands to stage protests in support of the demand.

A massive dharna followed by public meeting was held at Bayyaram mandal headquarters on Friday where the leaders demanded the state and central governments to initiate immediate measures to establish steel plant in the district.

Former MLAs K Sambasiva Rao and Gummadi Narsaiah, Congress leader J Bharath Chander Reddy, Mahila Congress leader Suchithra, B Vijay Saradhi of CPI, Vem Narender Reddy and Ch Uday Chander of TDP, S Srinivas of CPM and Bayyaram ZPTC G Ilaiah have attended the protest programme.

Speaking to presspersons on the occasion they stated that both the TRS and BJP, during the last elections, have promised to establish the steel plant at Bayyaram.

But now the parties have neglected their promise. Bayyaram which has got rich iron ore deposits and all other requirements to set up the steel plant. By establishing the plant here employment to rural youth could be ensured and the district could witness development, they opined.

Sambasiva Rao, Narsaiah, Narender Reddy and others have stated that series of intensified agitations would be staged in the days to come. If required a siege to the residence of the CM K Chandrashekar Rao would be laid, they warned.