Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy directed the Congress leaders to mobilise funds for distribution among the families of farmers who committed suicides.
The TPCC chief has written a letter to all the Congress leaders asking them to make personal contributions and also mobilise funds from other resources for the purpose.
The mobilised funds are likely to be distributed among the families of the deceased farmers during the visit of AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in the second week of this month.
Meanwhile, speaking to media persons in the Assembly premises on Monday, Congress MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy announced his contribution of Rs 1 lakh towards monetary help to the distressed farmers.
He said that all Congress leaders, especially the legislators, had been mobilising funds for this purpose. (INN)