Maha Padayatra kicks off
Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Thursday flagged off the \'Maha Padayatra\' demanding revival of the Nizam Sugar Factory.
Kodgir: Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Thursday flagged off the 'Maha Padayatra' demanding revival of the Nizam Sugar Factory.
The 60-km long 'Maha Padayatra', undertaken by former minister Sudarshan Reddy and other Congress leaders, took off at Kollur village of Kodgir mandal in Nizamabad district on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Shabbir Ali condemned the TRS government for not fulfilling the promise of reviving Nizam Sugar Factory within 100 days after coming to power.
He said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao himself had promised that the State government would take over the Nizam Sugar Factory from the private parties, who holds 51 per cent stake. However, the Chief Minister did nothing even after completing about 900 days in power.
Shabbir Ali said in December 2015, the Nizam Deccan Sugars Limited (NDSL) announced lockout of its three units located at Mambojipally in Medak district, Bodhan in Nizamabad district and Metpally in Karimnagar district.
The closure had a negative impact on the lives of 10,000 sugarcane farmers. After the closure of NSF units, the farmers were asked to sell their yield to sugar factories of Maharashtra with the promise of payment of transportation charges.
He said that the farmers were neither getting payments from Maharashtra factories nor the State government has paid them the promised transport charges to the tune of nearly Rs 3 crore.
The government also did not clear Rs 5 crore towards Purchase Tax at the rate of Rs 60 per tonne. He said the closure of historic Nizam Sugar Factory has thrown thousands of families to the streets.
He said that the government failed to help the employees and workers while all sugarcane farmers were left to their fate.
Similarly, he said that the TRS government has failed to fulfill the promise of revival of Allwyn, Praga Tools, Azamjahi Mills, Kagaznagar Paper Mills and Reyans factory.
He warned that the Congress would launch mass agitation if the government fails to revive Nizam Sugar Factory and other sick industries in the State.
TPCC working president Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC spokesperson Madhu Yashki Goud, ex-MP Suresh Kumar Shetkar, MLC Akula Lalitha and other senior Congress leaders of Nizamabad district participated in the Maha Padayatra.
