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- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government declare the state as drought-hit.
- The party reports that 54 percent of crops in the region have been damaged due to adverse environmental conditions.
- Proposed relief measures include loan waivers, increased employment under MGNREGS, and direct compensation for tenant farmers.
- The political party claims that the current administration is ignoring the distress of rural populations to prioritize attracting outside investments.
What to watch next
- Government response to the demand for a drought declaration on October 1
- Potential changes in land regularisation policies under Section 22-A
- Proposed development of data centres in Visakhapatnam
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V. Srinivasa Rao
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“The government should act immediately, instead of waiting for the situation to deteriorate further”
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…He said as the organisations representing farmers, agricultural labourers and tenant farmers had given a call for protests from September 21, the government said that drought-hit mandals would be declared on October 1. The government should act immediately, instead of waiting for the situation to deteriorate further , he said. Mr. Srinivasa Rao questioned whether Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan and HRD Minister N. Lokesh, who were travelling across the country to attract investments, did…
B. Balaram
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“54% of crops in Andhra Pradesh had been damaged”
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…to public scrutiny to ensure justice to the poor, he said. He further alleged that lands now being regularised were largely in the possession of influential sections. CPI(M) State Secretariat member B. Balaram said 54% of crops in Andhra Pradesh had been damaged and demanded that the situation be declared a national disaster and adequate relief provided to the affected people. Published - September 20, 2026 06:39 pm IST…
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Named India · IN-AP · Andhra Pradesh Government · K. Pawan Kalyan · N. Chandrababu Naidu · N. Lokesh · B. Balaram · Communist Party of India (Marxist) · V. Srinivasa Rao
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