Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha State president Ch. Kumara Swamy demanded that the government pay adequate compensation to the farmers towards the crop loss suffered by them during the recent Cyclone Michaung, and procure all of the soaked paddy without imposing any unreasonable conditions.
Participating in a demonstration organised by the Kisan Morcha in protest against the government’s alleged lukewarm response to the plight of cyclone-hit farmers, at Dharna Chowk here on Wednesday, Mr. Swamy said the loss could have been mitigated had the officials taken the cyclone warnings seriously and swung into action at the right time.
Proper maintenance of the drainage systems would have saved the crops to some extent but they were in an utter state of neglect, he said. Now, the middlemen were making money by exploiting the hapless farmers. The Rythu Bharosa Kendras were of little use to them, Mr. Kumara Swamy said.
