KCR reaches out to farmers, promises to fight for them

The BRS president commenced his tour from the Erravelli farmhouse and reached Darawath thanda in Palakurthy constituency on Sunday. He interacted with farmers, who mostly cultivated paddy crops.

Jangaon: Undeterred by the scorching heat, farmers gathered in large numbers to extend a grand welcome to Leader of Opposition and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao, who on Sunday travelled across Jangaon, Suryapet and Nalgonda districts, inspecting crops that withered due to lack of water supply and also those damaged by unseasonal rains apart from encouraging ryots not to lose hope.

The BRS president commenced his tour from the Darawath thanda in Palakurthy constituency and interacted with farmers, who mostly cultivated paddy crops.

Women farmers turned emotional while showing him their damaged crops. One of the farmers, Satyamma, said she had dug four borewells, but in vain.

Her crops in four acres had dried up due lack of water, resulting in debts of Rs.4 lakh. When Satyamma informed the BRS president that she had arranged her son’s marriage but due to crop loss, not a penny was left with her, Chandrashekhar Rao announced an assistance of Rs.5 lakh for her.

Speaking to the farmers, he assured them that the BRS would stand with them in their fight to get water, 24-hour power, assistance under Rythu Bandhu and farm loan waiver.

“Do not lose hope. Let us fight together,” he said. Dhan Singh, another farmer said during the BRS rule, ryots did not face any issues.

“Like always, we hoped water supply through canals but the Congress government betrayed us and left in the lurch,” Singh told the BRS president.

 

As Chandrashekhar Rao headed towards Suryapet, the police intercepted his vehicle as part of Model Code of Conduct checking at Idulaparre Thanda check post.

He later reached to Velugupally under Thungaturthy constituency and inspected the damaged crops. After a press conference at Suryapet, he visited farm fields in Nidamanur in Nalgonda district too.

All along the route, people sporting pink scarfs and holding placards, demanding crop loss compensation, greeted the BRS chief, who was accompanied by former Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Rao, G Jagadish Reddy and other BRS leaders.