Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday asserted that his party would step up agitation in support of handloom weavers who were being neglected by the government.

Leading a mahadharna' in front of the Epurupalem Panchayat office near here after consoling the family members of handloom weavers who had ended their lives or died of starvation, he promised weavers to come out with a special package as and when the party was voted to power.

The former Chief Minister also promised free power to weavers. Expressing solidarity with the handloom weavers, he said the TDP would be with you in the fight to press for loan waiver and subsidised yarn to eke out a living. He gave a call to the party cadre to stage state-wide demonstrations in all handloom weaving centres.

The TDP would be with weavers in pressing for waiver of even private loans secured by weavers as the same constituted over 95 per cent of their total debt, he said.

Published Date : Tuesday, 8/2/2011 12:53 PM IST