Monday 20 December 2010

Chandrababu continues fast in NIMS




Hyderabad, Dec 20: The Telugu Desam party president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, who was forcibly taken to the NIMS Hospital following deterioration of his health condition on the fourth day of his indefinite fast on Monday, has declared that he would continue his fast in the hospital. He said he would not give it up, until he received a clear assurance from the government on his demands on the problems of the farmers.

Ms Bhuvaneswari, Naidu’s wife visited him in the hospital on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, Mr Naidu’s son, Mr Lokesh Naidu, the party MLC, Mr Rajendra Prasad, who were injured in the police action were also admitted to the NIMS Hospital.

The Health Minister, Mr D L Ravindra Reddy, also visited Mr Chandrababu Naidu in the hospital and enquired doctors about the condition of the former chief minister. He requested Mr Naidu to take glucose and medicines in view of his health condition.

Mr Naidu has refused to take medicines. He told the minister that he would continue his fast until the government solved the farmers’ problems.

Later, the TDP leaders told the media that the minister came only to enquire about Mr Naidu’s health and had not brought any proposal from the government.


Prepared for any consequence
Mr Naidu, in another open letter to the farmers, stated that he was prepared for any consequences to resolve the crisis in which the farmers were in. He said that he had to resort to fast, as there was no other option for him to make the government respond to the farmers’ problems. He said it was unwise on the part of the government to think that it could quell people’s movements with lathis and force.

He also clarified that he would not give up his fast despite the lathi-charge and shifting forcefully to the hospital. He said his party was always with the farmers. Stating that this fight was only a beginning, he said the agitation would be further intensified. He has thanked the political parties that supported him and farmers and their leaders who participated in the agitation he had launched.

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