YSR Congress stages protest against TDP government's policies

MACHILIPATNAM: YSR Congress leaders and workers staged a protest rally at the collectorate here today, against "anti-people policies" of the Telugu Desam Party government and not keeping its promise on farm loan waiver.

The rally saw participation from YSR Congress Party MLAs Kodali Nani, M Pratap Appa Rao, Rashana Nidhi and Uppuleti Kalpana, former ministers K P Saradhi, Mopidevi Ramana, besides former MLAs Perni Nani, B Vedavyas, Jogi Ramesh and V Radha, as well as district leaders and party workers.

Farm loan waiver was the first election promise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and this was repeated in the TDP election manifesto, YSR Congress leaders said.

They demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government waive off all farm loans and submitted a memorandum to the district collector.