CM Revanth Reddy hits out at BRS
Hitting out at the opposition BRS over its criticism of the Congress Government’s agriculture record, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said the Government had spent about Rs 1.75 lakh crore on farmer welfare since it took office 30 months ago.
Speaking after releasing funds under the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ investment support scheme for farmers, he dismissed BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s call to party activists to work towards a win in the next Telangana assembly polls.
It took 15 years for the BJP to win assembly polls in West Bengal, and the saffron party would meet the same fate in Telangana, he said. Taking strong exception to the BRS questioning the Congress Government’s performance in the agriculture sector, he said the Government had implemented several measures for farmers, including a Rs 20,677-crore farm loan waiver, Rs 36,000 crore under the ‘Rythu Bharosa’ scheme, Rs 30,000 crore on free power and Rs 4,000 crore as a bonus for fine variety paddy.
“This way, the Government has spent about Rs 1.75 lakh crore for the farming community. We spend Rs 6,000 crore every month for farmers on average; you have not spent even Rs 2,500 crore. Is it we who made farming a festival, or you?” the CM said. The Government would allocate Rs 9,000 crore in nine days under the first phase of ‘Rythu Bharosa’, he added.
Reddy said he was ready for a debate on the Congress Government’s last 30 months, the 10-year rule of BRS, and the 12-year rule of the NDA Government at the Centre.
