Members of Left parties in Andhra Pradesh, who began an indefinite fast
against the power tariff hike, today warned of intensifying their stir
if the state government failed to "respond positively".
CPI state secretary K Narayana and his CPI(M)
counterpart B V Raghavulu, who started the indefinite fast yesterday,
demanded that the government immediately roll back its move to hike
power tariff and stop collecting the fuel surcharge adjustment.
They said that the Congress government should not be
stubborn in its response to the demand to relieve the burden imposed on
common men.
The Left parties also organised rallies and sit-ins at
several places in the state today over the power tariff hike. The main opposition Telugu Desam and other parties also
expressed their solidarity with the indefinite fast by the Left parties.
