Pedapalli sources have stated that women set afire a pile of Bathukamma sarees distributed by Telangana government protesting against their quality on Monday. They played Bathukamma around the fire to mark their protest. Moreover following the directions of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the Bathukamma sarees are being distributed to women aged 18 years across the state.



Sources have stated that nearly 1.04 crore sarees are being distributed to women starting from Monday to Wednesday. Meanwhile many young women, who received sarees from the government, accused the state government for distributing sarees that not even Rs 50 worth. They accused the state government of dishonoring them by distributing the sarees of poor quality.

Image result for 2.	Telangana Women burnt Cheap Quality Bathukamma Sarees on roads

Accordingly the state government spent a whopping Rs 222 crore for the distribution of 1,04,47,610 sarees to eligible women. Around 52 lakh sarees were procured from Telangana weavers in Sircilla creating over Rs 70 crore business. As the government was running short of time, the sarees were procured from Surat and other cities through national level tender system.


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