BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday accused the Congress government of aggravating the agrarian crisis through delays in Rythu Bharosa payments, incomplete farm loan waivers and failure to utilise available irrigation resources. Addressing a public meeting in Nirmal, he demanded immediate farmer relief measures, criticised the government's handling of drought conditions and targeted both the Congress and BJP over issues affecting the State's farming community.
The Telangana High Court has reserved judgment on writ petitions challenging the Speaker’s ruling that Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender had not defected from the BRS despite contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a Congress ticket.