BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who had led an aggressive poll campaign against Congress government in the state, has swung into `war- path’ on `anti- farmer’ policies of the Congress government soon after completion of polling. Though three major parties in Telangana claim to win more than half of Lok Sabha seats KCR seems to be preparing ground for a long-run battle against the government.
Rao has called for State-wide protests on Thursday against the anti-farmer decisions of the Congress government in Telangana. The call for protest comes amidst growing discontent among farmers who feel deceived by the government’s recent decisions.
During the election campaign also he mainly focused on `betroyl of farmers’ by the Revanth Reddy government. He expressed outrage over the State government’s decision to provide Rs.500 bonus per quintal only for fine rice.
He lashed out at the State government for taking a U-turn on its promise to provide the bonus to all farmers after the Lok Sabha elections and betraying the farmers’ trust. He blamed that the Congress government cheated farmers on all accounts without giving them Rythu Bandhu or Rythu Bharosa and all other benefits promised before the elections.
He pointed out that nearly 90 per cent farmers in Telangana cultivate coarse rice during the Yasangi season. He expressed his anger at the government’s disregard for this crucial aspect and said the Congress was exploiting farmers for political gain.
“The Congress government’s sudden change in stance after the elections reveals its true intentions. They misled farmers for their political benefit without fulfilling their promises. If the same announcement was made before the elections, farmers would have taught the Congress a fitting lesson,” he added.
In response to the government’s actions, the BRS chief asked the party cadre to mobilise and join the protests in support of farmers. He asked BRS leaders to visit harvesting and storage points as well as procurement centres on a daily basis to safeguard the farmers’ interests.
