Will Naidu reward women who stood by Amaravati?

Earlier this year when Chandrababu Naidu was on his way to the secretariat to assume office, farmers spread hundreds of kilograms of flowers on the road. Four months into his term, are farmers still upbeat? Metro India finds out

- KIRANMAI TUTIKA

The farmers in Andhra Pradesh protested for over 1,600 days and when the Chandrababu Naidu Government came back to power their joy knew no bounds. In all, 28,526 farmers had given up their lands and the women stood hand-in-hand with the men folk in the protest for the development of Amaravati.

Govindamma, a farmer from Thullur, who shared her relief upon Naidu's return. "We faced all kinds of harassment. The previous government tried to coerce us to end our protests, even targeting women involved in the agitation. Now, with Naidu in charge, electricity has been restored along the Amaravati road, which is glittering once again," she stated.