Vijayawada:The 36th national convention of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) will be held in Nalgonda, Telangana, from November 15 to 18, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham State secretary K Prabhakar Reddy announced on Tuesday.

Prabhakar Reddy, along with State president V Krishnaiah, AP Koulu Rythu Sangham president B Balaram, its secretary M Haribabu and senior Rythu Sangham leader Y Keshava Rao, unveiled the wall poster of the convention at Balotsav Bhavan in Vijayawada. Addressing a press conference, Prabhakar Reddy said the convention would discuss major challenges facing the agriculture sector and farmers across the country. A massive public meeting with around one lakh farmers would be organised on November 15. Former MP Brinda Karat, AIKS national president Ashok Dhawale, general secretary Vijoo Krishnan and former general secretary Anan Mulla would participate. Koulu Rythu Sangham State general secretary M Haribabu called upon farmers and tenant cultivators from Andhra Pradesh to participate in the convention. He said the organisations would conduct village-level campaigns and flag-hoisting programmes on November 14 and 15 to mobilise farmers.