Vijayawada: Tenant farmers from across the state took out a massive rally and staged a dharna in the state capital on Monday, demanding that the government introduce and pass the new Tenancy Act during the ongoing Assembly session. Led by AP Tenant Farmers’ Association state secretary Maganti Haribabu, the farmers marched from the railway station to Dharna Chowk, where they staged a sit-in. Association president Y Radhakrishna recalled that tenant farmers had once benefited from credit eligibility cards issued in 2011, which enabled access to crop loans, seeds, fertilisers, insurance, and compensation. Farmer leader V Krishnayya alleged serious lapses in implementing RBI guidelines on collateral-free loans up to Rs 2 lakh for tenant farmers, forcing them into debt traps and even suicides. He criticised the government for failing to provide ex gratia, pensions, or education and medical assistance to the families of deceased farmers and tenant farmers, demanding immediate relief.