Hyderabad, February 4:TRS today threatened to block the busy Vijayawada-Hyderabad National Highway on February 9 if the Andhra Pradesh Government failed to release Rs 312 crore for the welfare of weavers.
The highway would be blocked for about 140 kms from Kothagudem in Ranga Reddy district here to Kodada in Nalgonda district, TRS Politburo member Jagadishwar Reddy told reporters here.
Over two lakh people would take part in the protest and the vehicles coming from Vijayawada in coastal Andhra will have to take an alternative route, he said.
“We will not allow even ants to move. We want to highlight the plight of weavers.”
The protesters would allow only ambulances, fire engines and such other emergency service vehicles, Reddy said.
–PTI