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The farmers found fault with the state government for deceiving them by denying the promises made to them during the time of elections

BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged party members to expose the Congress's betrayal of farmers, criticizing the party for failing to fulfill its promise of providing ₹15,000 per acre under the Rythu Bharosa scheme.

While Adilabad topped in growing the cash crop by seeing 3.96 lakh acres, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district accounted for 3.30 lakh acres

In a statement, Rama Rao highlighted the ongoing irrigation crisis, the incomplete crop loan waiver, and the absence of the Rythu Bharosa scheme, which have left hundreds of farmers in distress, leading some to take their own lives.

Rama Rao took to X to criticize Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for misleading farmers by promising a loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh during elections but only partially implementing it, benefiting around 22 lakh farmers. "The Chief Minister falsely claimed to have fully completed the loan waiver, but the Agriculture Minister's statements have revealed his failure to fulfill that promise," Rao stated.

Each connection will cost Rs. 75,000, however, a farmer will be asked to pay only Rs. 5,000 and the remaining Rs. 70,000 will be borne by the government under subsidy

Heavy rains in Adilabad district recently affected standing crops, including cotton, red gram, soya, and maize, across 1,961 acres. A preliminary assessment revealed damage to crops in the mandals of Jainath, Bela, Boath, Thamsi, Bheempur, Gadiguda, and Utnoor.

Nearly 100 farmers from the village arrived at the Collectorate carrying their bank passbook, pattadar passbook and other documents

Though the State government appointed a three-member Cabinet sub-committee to look into the issues and submit its report, none is aware of its fate.

Farmers gathered in front of the State Bank of India on Thursday, raising slogans against the government and demanding unconditional crop loan waivers. Contrary to government claims, the farmers reported that many in the mandal have yet to see their loans waived.

Leaders were arrested and taken to local police stations while preparing to participate in the Chalo Praja Bhavan program across Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, and Nirmal district centers. They were taken from their homes early in the morning and transported to the police stations.

The protest, which sought an unconditional loan waiver, gained momentum following a viral social media post by a young farmer urging collective action from farmers across villages, mandals, and districts. Farmers' unions rallied support, calling on various social groups to join their cause amid growing concerns over rising farmer suicides due to loan pressures.

Their cheating was exposed when a farmer, Boddu Shekhar from Karnamamidi in Dandepalli lodged a complaint with police.

BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao criticized the Congress government on social media for not delivering on its promise to provide Rs 15,000 per acre as Rythu Bharosa to Telangana farmers. With just 17 days remaining in the Kharif season, he questioned the government's commitment to the farmers.

Though adequate water was not available in irrigation projects in the beginning of the present Vanakalam season, a majority of the farmers sowed paddy anticipating good water supply.

In a statement, Rama Rao highlighted the tragic case of farmer Surender Reddy from Medchal, who took his own life after being unable to secure a loan waiver despite repeated visits to banks and government offices.

Farmers were trapped in the flooding stream when they reached half of the swollen stream following the discharge of surplus water from Sathnala project which received copious inflows due to heavy rains in upstream areas.

The new requirement for farmers to provide self-declarations has sparked outrage. He called the process demeaning and referred to it as a "Self-Declaration Drama," suggesting it was a tactic to avoid fulfilling loan waiver promises.

Tension arose during a protest in front of the Dudyala MRO office when Turpu Rajamma, a woman farmer from Polepally village, threatened to take her life if her land was taken away. Holding a bottle of pesticide, she declared, "I will die, but I will not give up my land."

Several opined that it was not fair for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to cheat farmers