TDP stages dharna

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 13:57 [IST]

Chittoor, Mar 5 (UNI) Lashing out at the state government for failing to get adequate allocations for the state in both railway and general Budgets, Telugu Desam Party activists observed dharnas in front of the Railway stations at various places in Chittoor district today.

About 50 TDP activists led by district Telugu Yuvuta General Secretary Sridar Varma and district party Secretary B V Ramana gathered at the Railway station and staged a dharna for more than half an hour in Thirupathi. They raised slogans against the Centre's and railway's discrimination towards the state as reflected in their Budget.

Later they submitted a memorandum to the Station Manager Murthy.

The TDP activists had also observed dharnas in front of the Railway stations at Srikahalahasti and Puttur.

UNI

Topics: AGITATION-AP-TDP-RAIL BUDGET

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