Large Farmers’ Seminars by AIKS and Tenant Farmers’ Union in Andhra

Three impressive farmers’ seminars were organised on April 26-27, 2022 at Guntur (Dist Guntur), Ongole (Dist Prakasham) and Vijayawada (Dist Krishna) in Andhra Pradesh by the AIKS and the AP Tenant Farmers’ Union. They were attended by a total of around 700 farmers.

The topic of the three seminars was ‘The Agrarian Crisis, Recent Farmers’ Struggles, Their Lessons and Our Future Direction’. The main speaker was AIKS National President Dr Ashok Dhawale.

Among those who presided over or addressed these seminars were AIKS and Tenant Farmers’ Union leaders Y Kesava Rao, V Krishnaiah, P Jamalaiah, Laxman Rao, MLC, J Siva Sankar, P V Anjaneyulu, C H Saidhulu, P Hanumantha Rao, P Venkat Rao, S K Mabu, V Balakotaiah, R Vinod, J Jayantibabu, AIKSCC Prakasham district convenor Chunduru Ranga Rao, Tobacco Farmers’ Union convenor Chenchu Seshaiah and others. At Guntur and Ongole, other AIKSCC leaders were also on the dais.