Jana Sena Party (JSP) Political Affairs Committee chairman Nadendla Manohar on Thursday said that Andhra Pradesh stood in the third place in the country in terms of farmers’ suicide.
Addressing the media here, Mr. Manohar said that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy should look into the factors that led to the farm distress, which led to “3,000 suicides during his tenure.”
“The government claims to have spent ₹1.27 lakh crore on farmers’ welfare. But why is it that the amount spent could not stop the swelling cases of farmers’ suicide in the State? The government further claims that 850 farmers have ended their life since 2019. If it is taken into the account, has the government paid ₹7 lakh as ex gratia even to the next of kin of these families? he questioned.
