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YSRCP accuses Andhra govt of betraying handloom weavers
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Amaravati, August 7 (PTI) The YSRCP on Thursday accused the NDA-led Andhra Pradesh government of 'neglecting" the handloom sector and 'abandoning" key pre-poll promises, alleging that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's administration had 'betrayed the weaver community and pushed them into distress." YSRCP leaders, including MLC Lella Appi Reddy, Surendra Babu, and Chillapalli Mohan Rao, said the government's inaction had deepened the crisis faced by weavers.
This came after Naidu marked National Handloom Day with promises to support weavers and revive the handloom sector.
'Naidu and his administration have betrayed weavers by abandoning election promises, leaving the community in crisis," the leaders alleged in a press release.
Appi Reddy claimed that under the previous YSRCP government, benefits worth Rs 3,700 crore were extended to the handloom sector, including Rs 1.2 lakh each to 85,000 weaver families.
He accused the NDA coalition of 'making hollow and misleading promises".
The YSRCP leaders criticised the current government for allegedly failing to implement schemes such as free electricity, GST relief, and health insurance for weavers, even after 14 months in power.
He also alleged that the promised free electricity scheme remained unimplemented, even six months after an official order was issued.
Chillapalli Mohan Rao claimed that the previous YSRCP government had tripled weavers' income and cleared dues worth Rs 400 crore owed by the Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO).
He added that showrooms were also constructed during Jagan Mohan Reddy's tenure, unlike the 'symbolic gestures" from the current administration.
The YSRCP demanded immediate fulfillment of promises made to weavers, warning that 'continued neglect would deepen the crisis in the sector." PTI MS SSK
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August 07, 2025, 17:45 IST
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