BRS leaders condemn police action against farmers protesting against paddy procurement delay

Former Ministers and senior BRS leaders T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy lashed out at the Congress government in Telangana for betraying the farmers of Telangana

Hyderabad: Former Ministers and senior BRS leaders T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy lashed out at the Congress government in Telangana for betraying the farmers of Telangana and condemned police brutality against protesters demanding paddy procurement.

In a statement, Harish Rao expressed outrage over the alleged manhandling of farmers in Amanagallu in Rangareddy district, the home turf of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The farmers were protesting over delayed paddy procurement and demanded that the government expedite it in the wake of rains.

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“This is the condition of farmers in the Chief Minister’s own district. Instead of offering support, the government unleashed police force on them. This is the Congress’s track record after one and a half years in power,” he said.

He charged the government with holding a grudge against farmers and intentionally denying them investment support, insurance coverage, and timely crop procurement. “Under the Congress rule, all that farmers get is handcuffs and fist punches,” he added.

Former Minister S. Niranjan Reddy also condemned the police for dragging away farmers ruthlessly, though they were only seeking the government to purchase their produce. “The Yasangi season has ended, the monsoon is approaching, yet the paddy remains unsold in warehouses.

Farmers are waiting for months. This government neither waives loans nor fulfils its promises, and instead, beats farmers for asking what is rightfully theirs,” he said.

Demanding an unconditional apology from the Congress government, Niranjan Reddy urged immediate State-wide procurement and the release of the promised bonus of ₹500 per quintal. “This is not Indiramma Rajyam; this is a regime that harasses the farmer,” he said