BRS leaders celebrated the birthday of Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy at Suryapet in a unique way by distributing tomatoes to people instead of sweets.
Farmers at the Rythu Sabhas also passed a resolution denouncing the inappropriate remarks by Revanth Reddy and demanded him to issue an unconditional apology
BRS leaders and farmers demanded TPCC president A Revanth Reddy to tender an unconditional apology to farmers for his remarks against the 24 hour power supply
Addressing the farmers' meetings during the demonstrations, Minister Rao highlighted the stark contrast between the BRS government's proactive approach and the Congress party's neglectful stance towards farmers.
Harish Rao said the Chief Minister, who had nurtured the State and rebuilt it so well, would be able to get a thumping victory from any part of the State
Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy said the State government had purchased power from the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), an establishment of the Government of India, by ensuring transparency.
Telangana was the only state in the country where farmers were supported with an unfailing network of free and quality power supply and people in rest of the country were demanding the same.
Addressing a news conference here on Friday, Harish Rao said the Congress must come forward to make the forthcoming Assembly polls a referendum on the power issue.
Critics who denounce the provision of free electricity to the agricultural sector inadvertently reveal their contempt and animosity towards farmers and the sector as a whole
During the Congress rule in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, power was supplied for only six hours and farmers had to spent sleepless nights in their fields, said Dasoju Sravan
