The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has organised protest demonstrations in the name of “Rythu Deeksha” in all Assembly Constituency headquarters across the State except in Hyderabad on Saturday to press for immediate relief to the farming community in distress following crop failure/withering to a large extent.
Several senior leaders of the party, including former ministers, MLAs, MPs and former legislators led the protests demanding ₹25,000 per acre compensation to all farmers who lost their crop due to lack of water for irrigation, ₹500 per quintal bonus to paddy and maize and ₹20 lakh each ex-gratia to farmers who ended their lives in distress.
At Sangareddy, former minister T. Harish Rao said no ruling party leader could find time so far to console even one of over 200 farmers who had ended their lives since December 7 last or could take out some time to infuse confidence among the farming community in distress following crop failure/withering due to lack of water for irrigation. He pointed out that promises of ₹2 lakh each loan waiver to farmers, enhanced rythu bharosa of ₹15,000 per acre among many others were yet to be fulfilled.
