Tension mounts in Hyderabad as the winter session of Telangana Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council begins on Thursday amidst the Chalo Assembly call given by the Congress party.

The Congress has called for protest march against the TRS Government’s anti-farmer policies.

The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the assembly, which met here on Thursday, has decided to hold the session for 50 days. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao agreed to discuss each and every issue raised by various opposition party legislators.

“We are ready to extend the session still further, if need be to discuss all the points raised by them,” the Chief Minister reportedly told the BAC.

The committee has decided to extend the Question Hour by 30 minutes to 90 minutes. The session will last for three hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day, barring holidays.

Meanwhile, the Congress has alleged that the government is resorting to arrest of its leaders across the State to scuttle the Chalo Assembly call given by the party.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President N Uttam Kumar Reddy condemned the undemocratic arrests of its activists. Demanding their immediate release, he criticised the government for resorting to repress the protest march.

“We are firm on holding the protest march tomorrow. We are protesting against the anti-farmer policies of the government. The government must compensate the farmers for the crop losses,” he said.

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leaders, led by its President K Chandrasekhara Rao and Legislative Affairs and Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, flayed the Opposition for trying to disrupt the session.

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