TDP workers hold protest demanding reopening of Anna canteen
The leader said it was pitiful that the canteens feeding the poor at a nominal cost of Rs 5 have been shut down.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2019-08-03 04:32 GMT
Krishna: Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) held a protest demanding the immediate opening of Anna canteen in Nandihama town in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.
Former minister D Umamaheswar Rao and former MLA T Sowmya were among the protestors.
The leader said it was pitiful that the canteens feeding the poor at a nominal cost of Rs 5 have been shut down.
The leaders demanded and said that the reopening of the canteen will benefit the poor and needy.
YSR Congress-led government has "temporarily" closed the Anna canteens, popular among the poor and middle-class people, alleging corruption in the scheme.