KT Rama Rao accuses Telangana govt of deceiving farmers with false loan waiver promises

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 22 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao hit out at the Congress-led Telangana government and alleged the latter of blatantly cheating farmers under the pretext of loan waivers.

Speaking at a press meet at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad, KTR criticized Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for making exaggerated claims about the loan waiver scheme, while in reality, only a fraction of the promised amount has been waived. He questioned the alleged discrepancies in statements made by the Chief Minister and his ministers regarding the status of the loan waiver.

KTR highlighted that despite the government’s claim of completing the loan waiver process, farmers are still protesting across the state, indicating the scheme’s failure. He criticized the government for filing non-bailable cases against farmers in the Adilabad district who protested the incomplete loan waiver, questioning whether demanding a loan waiver has now become a criminal offence.

He announced that the BRS would hold protests in every village and Mandal across the state to pressure the government to fulfil its promises. He accused the Congress of initially promising Rs 40,000 crores for loan waivers, but later reduced it to Rs 7,500 crores, leaving farmers in the lurch.

KTR also demanded that the government immediately withdraw the cases filed against protesting farmers and warned that the BRS would intensify its protests if the cases were not dropped. He emphasized that the BRS will continue to fight against this deceitful government until every farmer receives their rightful loan waiver.

Furthermore, KTR called out the Chief Minister’s recent vulgar language remarks as a distraction tactic to divert attention from the issue of loan waiver. He reaffirmed that the BRS will not fall into such traps and will continue to fight for the rights of farmers. KTR concluded by challenging the government to fulfil its promises without any further delays and to stop the harassment of farmers under various pretexts.