Congress Govt. failed to keep its promise of crop loan waiver: BJP leader Eatala Rajender

The government, which assured to waive off Rs 2 lakh loans taken by 48 lakh farmers failed to deliver the promise, he said

Khammam: The Congress government failed to deliver its promise of unconditional waiver of crop loans which it promised to the farmers, alleged BJP leader Eatala Rajender.

The government, which assured to waive off Rs 2 lakh loans taken by 48 lakh farmers failed to deliver the promise, he said. The government said the worth of the loans taken by the farmers was Rs 34, 000 crore but it waived off only Rs 17, 000 crore worth loans.

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Speaking to the media here on Thursday, the BJP leader wanted a road map for unconditional loan waiver for all the farmers.

He said, “When the opposition parties were questioning the government, the ruling party leaders were hitting back at the opposition leaders instead of addressing the issue.”

Rajender stated that a large extent of farm lands have become useless due to heavy sand deposits caused by floods in the rainy season. But the government was not making plans to help the farmers and also failed to repair breached tanks in several villages.

Many families affected by Munneru floods in Khammam and surrounding areas were yet to receive the financial assistance from the government. Except for free travel in RTC buses the government has not delivered many of its six guarantees, he said.

The State’s revenues have been declining while debt was mounting up as the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy failed to manage the State’s affairs properly. Huge amounts were being spent on the media advertisements thus wasting the public money, he noted.

Later in the day, speaking after inaugurating Chatrapati Shivaji statue in Khammam the BJP leader said some were trying to dismiss the recent vandalising of a Hindu temple in Hyderabad as a minor incident. But it was an attack on the faith of Hindus, he said.