Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy said farmers need not worry about Rythu Bandhu being stopped by the Election Commission, and said Congress would give them ₹15,000 within 10 days after it forms the government on December 9.
In a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) he said Minister T. Harish Rao was responsible for stopping the Rythu Bandhu and the Election Commission too had said Mr. Harish Rao’s statements had led to the Election Commission withdrawing its permission to provide Rythu Bandhu money.
Mr. Reddy said it only shows how ‘Uncle-Nephew’ (K. Chandrasekar Rao and Harish) have made the farmers lose money with their arrogance and to gain political mileage. They don’t have any love for the farmers but are only worried about getting political mileage, he said adding that the only solution to the problems of farmers was to defeat KCR and his family.
Venugopal too points the finger at Harish Rao
All India Congress Committee General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said that the ECI denied permission for the disbursement of the Rythu Bandhu installments, due to the irresponsible and narrow self-serving approach of the BRS and Mr. Harish Rao, under the instructions of BRS chief KCR.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he stated, “The money is the right of the farmers. It is what they deserve for their year-long hard work. When this money is supposed to be released any time between October and January, it was the BRS’ desperation which compelled them to make such irresponsible statements”.
