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While tomatoes are being sold at Rs 10-15 a kg in retail market, farmers are getting just Rs 5. In Siddipet, some farmers even abandoned their crop after traders offered them just Rs 2.5 a kg!

Speaking at Telangana Bhavan on Thursday, Niranjan Reddy, who heads the BRS Study Committee on farmers' Issues, ridiculed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's claims of providing Rythu Bharosa to farmers and Indiramma Atmeeya Bharosa to farm labourers

Sharing media reports on the hardships faced by farmers on X, Rama Rao criticized the government for neglecting key issues, leaving farmers in Palamuru, Wyra, Bayyaram, and Jagtial struggling to secure support prices for essential crops, as well as access to power and fertilizers.

He termed the Chief Minister's press meet an attempt to salvage credibility after failed efforts to promote investment claims through press releases and media coverage

Addressing the massive gathering of farmers at the Rythu Maha Dharna held at the Clock Tower Centre in Nalgonda on Tuesday, Rama Rao stated that the Congress, after offering Rythu Bandhu financial assistance to farmers during the Lok Sabha elections, is now playing the same drama ahead of local body polls

Farmers in large numbers attacked the market office and a few staff members complaining that remunerative prices were not being offered by traders for their groundnut crop

JAC of land losers is demanding an upward revision in compensation or a realignment of the road to spare their lands from acquisition for Regional Ring Road project.  

The tragic spike in the number of suicides in the State has started grabbing attention nationwide once again

Local Mandal Revenue Officer had informed Lakshmaiah that his land would be taken over for Regional Ring Road project. This caused severe mental anguish to him

Talking to district in-charge minister Konda Surekha, who held a virtual review meeting for the erstwhile Medak district with officials and elected representatives, Rao urged the government to come up with the selection criteria for housing scheme beneficiaries

Rs 950 crore bonus remains unpaid, which places considerable financial burden on over four lakh farmers who sold Grade -A variety

The BRS MLC hits out at the Congress government for adopting anti-farmer policies and imposing restrictions on the implementation of the Rythu Bharosa financial support scheme. She accused the government of betraying farmers with bureaucratic hurdles and demanded that the scheme be extended to all farmers unconditionally

The BRS leader was also expressed his disappointment over recurring suicides in Gurukul residential welare schools. He pointed out a recent incident where a student ended his life in a government residential welfare school, emphasising the need for counselors in schools

The agriculture officials were finding it difficult to convince the farmers. While the government has announced beneficiary lists in four phases so far, a good number of farmers did not find their names in any of these lists

Nearly 1.5 lakh tribals were handed over pattas covering about four lakh acres in 2023.

Nothing big happened to change their destiny. Just one change in government. From the BRS, the Congress took over, and the downslide of farmers’ fortunes began.

Despite the rollout of three phases, the programme has been riddled with complaints from farmers who claim they are being denied the waiver despite meeting eligibility criteria.

Several districts, including Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Khammam, and Bhadradri Kothagudem, are expected to experience moderate rainfall due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal.

Farmers believe that the government should have prioritized the continuation of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme, even if it meant deferring the crop loan waiver initiative, which also has not been fully implemented yet

On Wednesday, Rama Rao expressed concerns on X, stating that farmers who were once self-reliant and confident are now struggling with despair due to inadequate support from the State government. He criticized the government for failing to provide Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to farmers for two consecutive crop seasons and offering only partial aid during the previous Yasangi season. He also pointed out that the crop loan waiver, originally announced at ₹31,000 crore, was reduced to ₹17,000 crore, benefiting only a limited number of fa