KCR’s rule was golden age for farmers, say KTR, Harish

BRS leader KT Rama Rao hailed K Chandrashekhar Rao’s decade-long rule as a golden era for Telangana farmers, citing a 95% decline in suicides between 2014-2023. Welfare initiatives like Rythu Bandhu, irrigation projects, and loan waivers brought stability and prosperity to farming households.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the decade of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao‘s governance marked a golden age for farmers in Telangana, with farmers’ suicides witnessing sharp decline by 95 percent between 2014 and 2023 owing to the BRS government’s welfare schemes.

Citing NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) data, Rama Rao credited initiatives such as Rythu Bandhu, government crop procurement, loan waivers and irrigation projects like Kaleshwaram for bringing stability to farming households. However, the situation had worsened under the new Congress regime within just two years.

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“Over 700 farmers have died by suicide since the Congress returned to power. This shows their neglect. KCR must return so that farmers can live peacefully for the next 100 years,” he said.

Former Minister and senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao asserted that the decade of Chandrashekhar Rao’s rule transformed Telangana from a State once synonymous with farmer suicides into “Annapurna” (food bowl). The novel initiatives of the BRS government provided much-needed confidence and support to farmers, converting barren lands into fertile lands, he said.

While Telangana once meant famine, migration and farmers suicides in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Chandrashekhar Rao made Telangana synonymous with irrigation, prosperity and dignity.

“While the Congress shares a bond of votes with farmers, KCR shares a bond of soul with farmers,” he asserted.