"rythu-bharosa"

Among all, the farm loan waiver could be the prime agenda, considering the fact that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had vowed to complete the exercise before August 15.

Farmers were also waiting for the waiver of the crop loans to borrow new loans from banks.

The Congress in its manifesto had promised to extend annual assistance of Rs. 12,000 to farm labourers, Rs.2500 monthly assistance to women.

The Sangareddy MLA said the farmers were busy in Vanakalam sowing operations but they are finding it difficult to mobilise funds for purchasing seeds, and fertilisers.

The government had failed to extend any kind of crop investment support so far. Farmers had pinned high hopes on the promise of Rs.15000 per acre assured by the government under Rythu Bharosa.

He expressed his dissent over the Congress government's attempts to undermine sacrifices of Telangana movement and martyrs in Telangana State formation in an attempt to portray itself as messiah who delivered the State.

Govt to insist on affidavit for tenant farmers

Meetings would be held soon with representatives of farmers' organisations before the two key programmes sponsored by the State government get underway.

However, the twist came after reports that the bonus would be only for fine rice varieties, which was confirmed by Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.

Former BRS MP says farmers are the worst-hit because of the ill-advised moves of the State government.

"Did any single farmer receive Rs.7,500 per acre as it was promised to the farmers in the State under Rythu Bharosa?

Fact is that the State government had announced a caste census, and was yet to conduct it, while the Election Commission of India had issued orders to defer the Rythu Bharosa payments till the polls on May 13.

“However, the cash will reach where it has to. Will I stand by my word or not, let us check on May 9,” Revanth Reddy challenged the BRS.

KCR recalled the struggles to mend the damage caused to Telangana in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and said the BRS government had toiled to bring investments to the newborn State.

Harish Rao said that the people of Telangana would not vote for Congress because the party failed to keep its electoral promises even after four and half months.

The BJP has reportedly decided to release 'Chargesheets' against the two parties and prepare a special Telangana centric manifesto after nominations on April 25 as part of the outreach programme of the party.

Due to the delay in implementing the much-touted Rythu Bharosa, tenant farmers are now not only forced to pay the lease amount in advance, but nearly double the amount that they paid last year in some areas.

He demanded Revanth Reddy to tender unconditional apologies to farmers for his previous electoral promise to implement crop loan waiver on December 9, during the Assembly polls.

The State government set in motion the exercise to prepare modalities for implementing key agriculture schemes like Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance scheme and waiver of crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers.

G Kishan Reddy, the BJP State president, accused Congress of misleading farmers with empty promises.