TRS (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao asked farmers to decide whether they wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was fixing electricity meters to their water pumps, or Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who was supporting them with free power, Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima and other schemes. He wanted the Munugode constituency farmers to deliver their verdict in the form of votes in the Munugode bypoll on November 3.
In a teleconference with farmers from the Munugode constituency on Tuesday, Rama Rao urged them to compare their situation prior to the formation of the State to that of the TRS regime over the last eight years. He recalled that Telangana was the only state that spent Rs 10,500 crore per year to provide free electricity to the agriculture sector in the country.
He also stated that the state Government spent Rs 58,000 crore on Rythu Bandhu and was providing Rs 5 lakh insurance under Rythu Bima, which transformed the agricultural sector.
“Since the formation of the State, the State government has spent Rs 1.17 lakh crore on procurement of paddy and other crops to support farmers even during the Covid pandemic,” he said.
He further said that the government had not only eradicated flourosis by providing drinking water to every household through Mission Bhagiratha but was also providing irrigation water to agricultural fields.
“The Telangana government is building the Lakshmanapalle, Krishnarayanipalle, and Shivannagudem irrigation projects to supply water to your agricultural fields. Rather than supporting the cause, the BJP government at the Centre is attempting to stall construction of these projects by failing to finalize Telangana’s share of Krishna River waters,” the Minister added.
Farmers were warned by Rama Rao that the Narendra Modi government was attempting to privatize Electricity transmission and distribution for the benefit of its crony capitalist friends. He warned that once the transmission and distribution companies are privatized, electricity prices will skyrocket along the lines of petrol and cooking gas.
If the BJP’s efforts are successful, prepaid electricity meters will be installed at agricultural pump sets where power will be supplied only upon paying bills in advance, he said.
“The TRS (BRS) and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao are fighting against these anti-farmer policies of the Central government which should be unequivocally opposed. The vote for the BJP candidate indicates that people support the anti-farmer policies of the BJP candidate. Hence, there is an urgent need for farmers to support the TRS candidate in the Munugode by-poll, to strengthen the TRS,” he said.
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