Farmers Movement Archive

Telangana: Congress to organise farmers’ rally on February 27 to repeal laws

HYDERABAD: Demanding the repeal of the three farm laws and revival of procurement centres, the Congress, along with farmers associations will organise a rally from Parade Grounds in Secunderabad to the Dharna Chowk near Indira Park on February 27. “Both central and state governments are pursuing anti-farmers policies. While the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has failed to put an end to the farmers’ agitation for over two months now, the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS government has not fulfilled its poll promise of waiving crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh,” said All India Kisan Congress state president, Anvesh Reddy. “Lakhs of acres of crops were damaged last year due to unseasonal rains but the farmers did not get even crop insurance as the state government had not paid its share of insurance premium,” alleged Anvesh. Congress legislature party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who is on a 14-day tour ‘face to face interaction with farmers’, said on Saturday that he was ready for a discussion on any platform with chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and energy minister G Jagadish Reddy over Telangana being plunged into debts for executing Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project. He visited Chandupatla village in Suryapet and interacted with farmers. Bhatti was accompanied by former MPs V Hanumanth Rao, Madhu Yashki Goud, ex-minister R Damodar Reddy, MLA Podem Veeraiah and Anvesh Reddy among others. While the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has failed to put an end to the farmers’ agitation for over two months now, the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS government has not fulfilled its poll promise of waiving crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh

The Times of India

2021-02-21

Hyderabad