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Why Rs 20 lakh not given to Telangana farmers who committed suicide: Bandi Sanjay

HYDERABAD: BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay questioned chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s announcement on paying Rs 3 lakh each to the families of farmers who died during the protest against the three farm laws. Sanjay asked, “why he couldn’t pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to farmers and unemployed youth who committed suicide in the state.” In a press conference on Sunday, Sanjay said that CM does not care about paying compensation to Telangana martyrs. “Even though NCRB data shows that Telangana is among the top states in the country with a high number of farmer suicides, they are not given huge compensation. Where does CM get money for farmers elsewhere?,” he asked. Taking potshots at the TRS’ claim that farm laws were repealed after CM KCR sat on a dharna, Sanjay remarked, “We should applaud him for doing so, isn’t he the same person who changed his stance on farm laws numerous times, once he was supporting farm laws and then he was opposing it.” Karimnagar MP demanded that the state government speed up the paddy procurement in the state on a war footing. He asked the CM, “Is it not true that the Union government has committed to procure 40 lakh tonnes of rice but the state government has failed to make arrangements?” He alleged that the state administration is attempting to defend the interests of the state’s rice millers, claiming that “because of TRS shortcomings, farmers in the state have problems cultivating and selling the paddy.”

The Times of India

2021-11-22

Hyderabad