During first 100 days of Congress rule in Telangana, as many as 180 farmers commits suicide, claims former finance minister and senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao. Farmers, who are happy during 10-year BRS regime, he allged are now in a most miserable condition and pushed into debt trap, as the Congress party cheated them.
Though thousands of acres are drying up due to the government’s failure, he deplored the state government failing to swing into their rescue. Along with former deputy chief minister and Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari and former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, he toured Devaruppula mandal of Janagama district, interacting with the farmers.
They examined Irrigated or dry crops. On this occasion the farmers explained their sufferings. Later, he told the media that the government has failed to provide water by pumping it through the wells. He criticized the Congress government for not fulfilling any of the promises given to the farmers in the election promises.
He lamented that Congress leaders showed the heaven in the palm of their hands and now they are showing a stubborn hand. “Congress has come to power for over 100 days and has cheated the people by not fulfilling its promises. Congress has not waived a single rupee of crop loan”, he added.
The farmer’s relative deplored that Congress promised to give Rs 15000 per acre under Rythu Bandhu, but even the previous Rs 10,000 was not released till now. Farmers are getting into debt by digging new boreholes. The Congress also cheated them by promising Rythu Bandhu to tenant farmers, they added.
Expressing anger over irregular power supply by the present government, farmers say that they do not know when electricity will come and when it will go out. Congress cheated the farmers at every step. The crop has dried up in 20 lakh acres across the state.
Harish Rao wondered that the Chief Minister and Ministers have no time even to console the suffering farmers. While the farmers are falling like quails, not a single minister or chief minister has gone astray. “The Chief Minister has time to go to the houses of the opposition leaders to lure our MLAs, but not to the farmers”, he added.
He advised Revanth Reddy that “You have to open not the political party gates.. open the gates of the projects and give water to the farmers. Crop loss compensation of Rs.25 thousand per acre should be given”.
