Refuting the allegations of Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) that drought conditions in Telangana were the result of the Congress rule, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reminded that there was deficit rainfall during the monsoon last year, resulting in the non-availability of water in the projects and a continuously decreasing groundwater table. He questioned the rationale of the allegations.
The Chief Minister observed that BRS president former minister K Chandrasekhar Rao visited agriculture fields as part of the ‘Polam Bata’ programme only for political mileage in the Lok Sabha elections. “We welcome his visit as he could at least think about the people’s issues now since he lost power, suffered a fracture and witnessed the arrest of his daughter,” he said.
Responding to allegations that 200 farmers had ended their life in the State in 100 days since the Congress came to power, the CM asked them the BRS to submit a report within 48 hours to the Government with the details like names and villages of farmers who reportedly ‘committed suicides’ so that his government can provide them compensation after the elections, if the suicides are genuine.
