Taken aback by the unexpected decision of the Election Commission of India to withdraw the permission granted for the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu investment support for the ongoing Rabi/Yasangi season hours before the commencement of the process on Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has requested the EC to reconsider its decision.
In a three-page letter addressed to the EC and Chief Electoral Officer of the State, secretary-general of the party K. Keshava Rao and its general secretary S. Bharath Kumar stated that the Rythu Bandhu was an on-going scheme since May 2018 and it has been disbursed for 11 crop season already and under continuous implementation.
They stated that the scheme was intended for farmers as investment support for their agricultural activities before the commencement of crop season twice a year – Kharif and Rabi seasons. An amount of ₹5,000 per acre was being given to all landholding farmers and for this Rabi season it was proposed to disburse it from November 24 by informing the same to the Election Commission by the State Government.
