KTR slams Telangana Congress government over handling of farmer issues

BRS working president says the government failed to provide the promised Rs 500 bonus per quintal of grain

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack on the Congress government in the State, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday faulted the administration on the way it was handling farmers’ issues. He accused the Congress government of failing to deliver on the Rythu Bharosa scheme and misleading farmers with promises of debt waivers.

He pointed out that the government had not fulfilled its commitment to purchase paddy and had failed to provide the promised Rs 500 bonus per quintal of grain. He also mentioned incidents of police brutality in Dilawarpur and Ramannapet, where farmers were detained and jailed, and questioned whether the government could derive some pleasure in such actions.

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Taking to X, he further criticised the government for celebrating ‘Rythu Panduga‘ while farmers struggled being enmeshed in a web of miseries. He accused the government of making false promises and failing to fulfil them.

 

సిగ్గు లేదా జీడిగింజా అంటే-నల్లగున్న నాకేం సిగ్గు అన్నదంట!

రైతుభరోసాకు ఎగనామం పెట్టి-రుణమాఫీ పేరుతో పంగనామాలు పెట్టి

పంటల కొనుగోళ్లకు శఠగోపం పెట్టి-ధాన్యానికి క్వింటాలుకు రూ.500 బోనస్ ఎగ్గొట్టి

దిలావర్ పూర్ లో దమనకాండ సృష్టించి-రామన్నపేటను రావణకాష్టం చేసి-లగచర్ల రైతులను… pic.twitter.com/qjpcd3fwhJ

— KTR (@KTRBRS) November 28, 2024

He highlighted the plight of farmers who, due to the government’s failure to purchase their produce, were forced to sell it to middlemen for a song. He called on the people of Telangana to wake up and realise what the government is, in the backdrop of its shortcomings.