Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy refuted the claims of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao that Congress was responsible for drought conditions in some parts of Telangana.
At a press conference here, Mr. Reddy criticised KCR for shedding “crocodile tears” over crop damages due to drought and said the Government led by KCR was the only Government in the country that did not implement the crop insurance scheme against natural calamities.
“After taking farmers for a ride for 10 years, KCR now has the gumption to visit agriculture fields and demand compensation,” he said. He also recalled how KCR visited the farmers affected by unseasonal rains only once in the last 10 years just before the Assembly elections and did not provide compensation even after announcing it.
