Pensioners hold road blockade

Pensioners hold road blockade
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Pensioners staged a road blockade on the Banswada-Birkur highway in Birkur mandal in the district on Tuesday protesting against the non-payment of Aasara pensions. 

(Nizamabad): Pensioners staged a road blockade on the Banswada-Birkur highway in Birkur mandal in the district on Tuesday protesting against the non-payment of Aasara pensions.

Speaking to the media, they said that the aged, the widows, and the handicapped persons were not paid pensions for the last two months and they were facing immense hardships. They held the rasta-roko for an hour and the vehicular traffic was disrupted. Police intervened and persuaded the pensioners to disperse.

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