2 Dalit Bandhu Beneficiaries Attempt Suicide in Huzurabad
Deccan ChronicleKarimnagar: Doubting that the Congress government will not sanction the pending amount of the Dalit Bandhu benefit which was frozen, two beneficiaries of the Huzurabad constituency attempted suicide in the Karimnagar district. The beneficiary couple identified as Gajula Amala and Praveen, the residents of Veenavanka mandal, were sanctioned Rs.5 lakhs of the total Rs.10 lakhs in the first phase under the Dalit Bandhu scheme by the previous BRS government and kept Rs. Unable to tolerate the pressure exerted by the money lenders and no signs of sanctioning the pending Dalit Bandhu benefit, by the Congress government, Amala attempted to end her life. With the Dalit Bandhu benefit of `5 lakhs sanctioned under the first phase in 2022, Mogili and Sarojana set up a DJ sound unit at Jammikunta by taking a loan of Rs.2 lakhs.