Farmers launch selfie campaign for loan waiver in Siddipet
The farmers, who borrowed more than Rs.2 lakh, had repaid the additional amount to banks, but many were yet to get the waiver. They also said majority of farmers in the village had not yet got the loan waiver.
Siddipet: Farmers in the district have launched a “selfie for loan waiver” campaign in Dubbak constituency on Sunday. The campaign is expected to spread all over the district from Monday onwards as it was drawing a great response from farmers.
Farmers, supported by BRS leaders, launched the campaign at Dharmaram village in Mirudoddi mandal. Though it is a tiny village, about 200 farmers gathered at the centre when the BRS leaders arrived to interact with them.
The farmers, who borrowed more than Rs.2 lakh, had repaid the additional amount to banks, but many were yet to get the waiver. They also said majority of farmers in the village had not yet got the loan waiver.
Speaking on the occasion, BRS leader Thota Kamalakar Reddy said they wanted to take the real situation at the ground level to the notice of the people and government. While Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was claiming that he had completed the loan waiver, Kamalakar Reddy demanded an explanation from the government to the farmers who did not get the benefit until now. Reddy said they would tour all the villages in the district to record the voices of the farmers which they would share on social media by tagging the Chief Minister.
