Sankranti festival, Bhogi turn into platform for protests DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Jan 16, 2021, 12:32 am IST
The Opposition Telugu Desam was at the forefront in burning the GOs of the YSR Congress government in the Bhogi bonfire
Religion has turned into a political subject and so, the burning of GOs in bonfire started. Representational DC Image
VIJAYAWADA: The three-day Sankranti harvest festival turned into a season of protests repeatedly for the past two years in Andhra Pradesh. Various farmers’ organisations burned copies of the new agriculture laws in Bhogi Mantalu (bonfire) this year, while urban citizen forums burned government orders (GOs) on an increase in property tax in a similar fashion.