Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday directed his officials to waive off the loans of a farmer and stop the auction of his property by a co-operative bank, following reports of the tiller having committed suicide.
The farmer from Dharmavaram, Anantapur district, had committed suicide after being unable to bear the tension due to the sudden decision of a co-operative bank to auction his belongings.
Following the auction directive and the resultant suicide by the farmer in the recent past, local Congress MLA Kethireddy Venkatrami Reddy on Wednesday approached the Chief Minister at the Secretariat on Wednesday, and apprised him of the incident.
The Chief Minister is believed to have issued orders to the authorities concerned to stop the said auction immediately.
The MLA from Dharmavaram told media persons that Kiran Kumar Reddy had also agreed to waive the personal loans secured by the farmer cited.
The MLA appealed to the farmers not to resort to the extreme step but to face the situation boldly to resolve any issues after consulting public representatives.
In another incident, cases booked against 233 weavers in the district during 2004-05 were lifted following the Chief Minister's intervention at the behest of local MLA Venkatram Reddy. (INN)