Hyderabad, December 26: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K Chiranjeevi will tour rain-affected areas in Guntur and Prakasam districts from December 28 to 30. He will also give solatium to the kin of farmers who committed suicides.
Chiranjeevi urged farmers not to commit suicides.
PRP activists will stage dharnas before paddy purchasing centres on December 27 to protest against lack of MSP for paddy and non-purchase of discoloured paddy.
Meanwhile, in a letter to chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chiranjeevi wanted the state government to purchase piled up clothes at APCO. All the weavers should be given Rs 1 Lakh interest free loans. He wanted the government to announce a special package for Anantapur district weavers on the lines of Sircilla.
Chiranjeevi said that there were 1.75 lakh handlooms in Anantapur district. He also wanted hike in budgetory allocations to weavers as per their population.
–Agencies