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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Farmers stage blockade on NH 163

Raising their voices resolutely against the proposed land pooling in several villages in Dharmasagar and other mandals under the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA) limits, scores of agitated farmers laid a siege to the National Highway 163 at Karunapuram in Dharmasagar mandal on Wednesday demanding repeal of the GO 80A.

Undeterred by the scorching heat, dozens of farmers from various villages in Dharmasagar and its adjoining mandals squatted on the highway as part of their stepped up agitation against GO 80A under the aegis of the Rythu Ikya Karyacharana Samithi.

Some farmers arrived at the spot in bullock carts from the nearby villages to amplify their voices.

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