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Harish Rao on Monday criticized Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of double standards and misleading the public on issues affecting Telangana and its people, while delivering poor governance in the Congress government's first year in power. He announced that the BRS would release a detailed chargesheet on December 7, outlining the Congress government's failures over the past year.

He criticised the State government over its failure to provide Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to farmers for two consecutive crop seasons and providing only partial assistance in the previous Yasangi season

The procurement included 5.67 lakh metric tonnes of fine varieties as against 16.06 lakh metric tonnes of coarse varieties.

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao on Wednesday wanted Agriculture officials to work in coordination with farmers' bodies to address the issue of stubble burning before it turned detrimental to life.

Farmers are losing an additional two to four kilograms of paddy during weighing due to damaged gunny bags. While inaugurating paddy procurement centers, ministers and government officials clarified that there is no shortage of gunny bags. Although the centers have received sufficient bags, most of them are old. It is a common practice to supply used bags, as providing all new ones is not feasible.

The farmers worried that the Congress government would put them in jail by filing multiple cases until they handed over lands. However, Rama Rao assured than that the BRS would help get bail by talking to expert lawyers.

Speaking outside Sangareddy prison on Friday after meeting 16 arrested villagers, Rama Rao alleged that the arrests were politically motivated to suppress dissent. He claimed, “Innocent people are being targeted simply for supporting the BRS. The police, in collusion with Tirupati Reddy and local Congress leaders, are intimidating villagers and their families with threats of violence if they oppose them.”

Farmers blocked traffic on the Bhainsa-Nirmal Road, 20 kilometers from their village, disrupting movement for about two hours and inconveniencing motorists. They protested against the government, chanting slogans over delays in procuring paddy from the Vanakalam season and expressed frustration that their produce was not being weighed at procurement centers.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Veerabhadram highlighted the rising unrest in the Chief Minister's home constituency, where the proposed Pharma Village project is facing strong opposition. He urged the State government to recognize that farmers are unwilling to give up their land for the project, noting that the attack on the collector and other officials by farmers was a direct result of this opposition.

Reports indicate that Naik, distressed by mounting debts, went to his fields in the morning and consumed pesticide. Farmers in nearby fields found him unconscious and rushed him to the government hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

The existing Trident Sugars located at Kothur-B had pushed sugarcane farmers into crisis as it failed to pay farmers in time after purchasing sugarcane from them

During an awareness programme on ethanol production and its environmental impact at BRK Bhavan, key stakeholders, including farmers, environmentalists, ethanol industry representatives, and officials from agriculture, pollution control, and industrial sectors, shared their observations.

Harish Rao said that the government had failed to make arrangements to purchase paddy, cotton, and maize, forcing farmers to sell their produce to middlemen at a much cheaper rate than the MSP.

On Friday evening, heavy rainfall in Siddipet and Medak districts caused significant damage to paddy farmers. Despite their efforts to dry the paddy along the Narsapur-Medak road in Kowdipally, the crops were washed away by the rainwater, leaving the farmers feeling helpless.

The Civil Supplies department promised to purchase 8.16 lakh tonnes of paddy in October itself. But as on October 28, only 7,629 tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 913 farmers," he said.

Due to slugs damaging horticultural crops in Chinna Kodur mandal, farmers raised the issue with horticulture officials, who then requested assistance from university scientists. In response, scientists Dr. Anitha Kumari, Dr. Preetham, Dr. Veera Suresh, and Horticulture Officer D. Ramesh visited the tomato, chili, and bean crops of farmers Kanugula Nagaraju and Ragiri Ravi in Pedda Kodur village on Saturday.

Addressing the media here on Friday, Ramanna said the leaders of the Congress and BJP tried to disrupt Rama Rao's meeting by spreading misinformation and hatching conspiracies

Speaking at the 'Rythannala Poru Bata' meeting with farmers at Ramleela ground on Thursday, Rama Rao declared his willingness to go to jail for the sake of the people and farmers. He warned that the public would soon rise up against the government and confront Congress leaders for not fulfilling their election promises.

Procurement of paddy has not started in many paddy purchasing centers in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

BRS activists and farmers on Sunday staged protests across the erstwhile Karimnagar district against the State government’s decision not to implement Rythu Bharosa for the current Kharif season.