BRS Demands Government Rescue Rain Hit Farmers
8 months ago

BRS Demands Government Rescue Rain Hit Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Saturday demanded that the state government step up paddy procurement, especially in light of the ongoing spell of rains. The Congress government was ignoring the plight of farmers, did not keep its promises to them and is now delaying procurement, senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao claimed on Saturday. The rains were adding to the losses of farmers who were reeling under drought-like conditions, Harish Rao said at a meeting of Medak constituency BRS leaders in Dubbak mandal. Urging BRS leaders and workers to ensure victory for party candidate P. Venkatrami Reddy, Harish Rao said it is time to teach BJP candidate M. Raghunandan Rao a lesson. Harish Rao also took the state government to task over the “increasing incidents of food poisoning cases in social welfare school hostels.

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Congress and BRS workers clash; former minister Harish Rao Blames CM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress and BRS workers clash; former minister Harish Rao Blames CM

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: The visit of former BRS ministers to Bokkalagadda in Khammam to interact with flood victims created tension with activists of the pink party and Congress pelting stones at each other. The trouble started when former ministers T Harish Rao, Jagadish Reddy, P Sabitha Indra Reddy and Puvvada Ajay Kumar reached the area where some Congress workers gathered. Later speaking …

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers
5 months ago

Andhra APCC chief Sharmila blames YSRC regime for plight of farmers

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Squarely blaming the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government for the plight of farmers, APCC chief YS Sharmila Reddy urged the State government to take all necessary steps to mitigate the sufferings of farmers due to the heavy rains. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, she said, the heavy rains have damaged agriculture fields after transplantation burdening the …

BRS Demands High Level Review on Farm Sector Problems
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS Demands High Level Review on Farm Sector Problems

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Tuesday attacked the state government over making farmers wait in long lines for purchasing cotton seeds, and the incident of police using force to disperse farmers in a queue in Adilabad district. BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao strongly condemned the police action saying it was “shameful that the Chief Minister is busy with election campaigns …

BRS leaders are habitual liars, says Bhatti Vikramarka
7 months ago

BRS leaders are habitual liars, says Bhatti Vikramarka

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka said that the government was also buying rain-soaked grain. Bhatti said that the BRS party was spreading false news against the government regarding the purchase of grain. Bhatti went on to explain that the Congress-ruled government in Telangana was buying the grains from the farmers 15 days in advance. Meanwhile, the Opposition is criticizing …

BRS, Congress in war of words over paddy procurement in Telangana
7 months, 1 week ago

BRS, Congress in war of words over paddy procurement in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Now that the polling process in the Lok Sabha elections has ended in Telangana, the ruling Congress and the Opposition BRS are criticising each other over paddy procurement and other issues related to agriculture. Even as Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was conducting a review on agriculture situation in the state, the BRS staged protests on national highways over …

BRS Hopes To Bounce Back on KCR Magic
7 months, 1 week ago

BRS Hopes To Bounce Back on KCR Magic

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: It has done all it could during Lok Sabha election campaign that concluded on Saturday evening, and the BRS party that once held sway over Telangana, and is now in a do-or-die battle of relevance and survival in these Lok Sabha elections, is hoping that it can pull of some of its magic from its past and not just …

BRS Steps Up Protests, Demands Relief for Farmers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BRS Steps Up Protests, Demands Relief for Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS on Saturday stepped up its attacks on the Congress government with its leaders declaring that the party will continue to fight on behalf of the farmers till the government pays compensation for crop losses caused by drought-like conditions. The party is demanding immediate release of irrigation water, Rs 25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have dried, …

KCR promises help, but drought-hit farmers of Telangana sceptical
8 months, 2 weeks ago

KCR promises help, but drought-hit farmers of Telangana sceptical

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Farmers vented their grievances to BRS chief and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during his visit to Makhdumpur village of Karimnagar rural mandal on Friday. Future tense However, after the BRS chief left, a few farmers recalled that the former chief minister had inspected fields damaged due to hailstorms and had promised Rs 10,000 per acre. “In Peddapalli, …

BRS represents farmers’ plight to Telangana Chief Secretary, District Collectors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS represents farmers’ plight to Telangana Chief Secretary, District Collectors

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday represented the situation of the farming community this season to the State government. A large number of farmers incurred huge losses after standing crops on about 20 lakh acres wilted before reaching harvesting stage due to a lack of irrigation water. Submitting the representations to the Chief Secretary in Hyderabad and to Collectors in …

Revanth ridicules KCR for comments on drought, asks Opposition for a report on ‘farmer suicides’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth ridicules KCR for comments on drought, asks Opposition for a report on ‘farmer suicides’

The Hindu  

Refuting the allegations of Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi 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. The Chief Minister observed that BRS president former minister …

BRS to hold protests on April 6 to seek paddy bonus
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS to hold protests on April 6 to seek paddy bonus

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked party leaders to submit a memorandum to District Collectors across the State on April 2 seeking ₹500 per quintal bonus for paddy to be procured this season as promised by the Congress government. Speaking at Suryapet on Sunday, he said the party MLAs and MLCs would make a representation to the …

BRS Calls for Crop Loan Enumeration
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BRS Calls for Crop Loan Enumeration

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday called on party leaders and workers to visit every farmer and check on the status of standing crops in the wake of drought like conditions in some areas. Speaking at a press conference, senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao expressed concern over the alleged indifference of the Congress government, led by Chief …

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for irrigation despite efforts to protect crops by sinking new borewells as also those suffered crop loss due to untimely rain, hails and gales. Several farmers of …

Congress Prepares for Legislative Battle, Aims to Expose BRS Irrigation Project Failures
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress Prepares for Legislative Battle, Aims to Expose BRS Irrigation Project Failures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is likely to release a White Paper on irrigation projects in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, ahead of the visit to the disaster-hit Medigadda barrage on Tuesday, highlighting the corruption and failure of the BRS government in constructing and maintaining the projects. In the Powerpoint presentation held at the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan on Sunday, …

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On
10 months, 1 week ago

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation sector is in “very serious trouble” with the BRS government pursuing a policy of benefiting contractors. Instead of making “rapid strides in irrigation sector in the last ten years… the ill-conceived policies of the past government” has not seen in happen in the state which should have “flourished with lush green fields,” said Deputy Chief Minister and …

No Congress Candidate Will Fall For BRS, BJP Baits: Siddaramaiah
1 year ago

No Congress Candidate Will Fall For BRS, BJP Baits: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Bidar: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asserted that no Congress candidate will succumb to any potential political maneuvers by either the BRS or the BJP in Telangana. Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's extensive campaigning and roadshows, they might secure only 4-5 seats," he said. Expressing optimism about the election results in the five states, Siddaramaiah said, "Based on my information, …

Set aside politics over drought, come to farmers’ rescue: Shanthkumar
1 year, 1 month ago

Set aside politics over drought, come to farmers’ rescue: Shanthkumar

The Hindu  

Karnataka Federation of Farmers’ Associations and State Sugarcane Growers’ Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar on Thursday said the Congress government should set aside politics and come to the rescue of farmers who are in a State of distress due to severe drought. The farmer leader urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister in-charge of Mysuru district to come to the rescue of …

Farmers suffering under BRS rule, says Etala
1 year, 2 months ago

Farmers suffering under BRS rule, says Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: BJP election management committee chairman Etala Rajendar said farmers in Telangana were suffering a lot under the BRS rule and that he was getting calls from farmers of Khammam saying they were getting erratic power supply and their transformers were getting burnt. “The BRS government has failed to supply 24-hour power supply to farms and, on the other hand, …

Congress MLAs to highlight BRS failures in Assembly
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress MLAs to highlight BRS failures in Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress is leaving no stone unturned in its fight against the ruling BRS during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Assembly on August 3. Demanding a 30-day session, the Congress MLAs aim to highlight the failures of the BRS government, especially in regard to rescuing flood victims, where over 40 people lost their lives and extensive crop damage occurred …

Delayed Monsoon, Drought Fears Leave BRS Worried in Poll Year
1 year, 6 months ago

Delayed Monsoon, Drought Fears Leave BRS Worried in Poll Year

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The delayed monsoon and possible drought conditions in Telangana in the election year have left the ruling BRS worried. Party leaders were assessing the impact of a likely drought on irrigation, drinking water and fodder that could pose serious problems in rural areas and fuel public anger against the state government. It is for the first time that the …

PK slams agriculture dept, AP govt for failing to help farmers
1 year, 7 months ago

PK slams agriculture dept, AP govt for failing to help farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday slammed the Andhra Pradesh government’s agriculture department and its allied ones for failing to aid rain-hit farmers who are staring at severe crop loss. Pawan Kalyan said that some rice millers were not accepting paddy transported on bullock carts, citing difficulty in weighing it, instead directing the farmers to go to distant …

BRS, Congress leaders clash at paddy purchasing centre
1 year, 7 months ago

BRS, Congress leaders clash at paddy purchasing centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Tension prevailed as leaders of the BRS and Congress came to blows and raised slogans against each other at a paddy purchase centre in Durshed of Karimnagar Rural mandal on Tuesday. For the past few days, Karimnagar Assembly segment incharge Rohith Rao, the grandson of Congress former minister Satyanarayana Rao, was leading the movement against the state government, in …

BRS govt. pro-farmer, asserts KTR
1 year, 8 months ago

BRS govt. pro-farmer, asserts KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president and minister K.T. Rama Rao claimed that the Telangana government was pro-farmer and that the BRS stood for ‘Bharat Rythu Samithi’, adding that Telangana was the only state where farmers received the Rs 10,000 per acre input subsidy under the Rythu Bandhu scheme and Rs 10,000 per acre in financial assistance in the event of crop …

BRS government will help every farmer: Minister
1 year, 9 months ago

BRS government will help every farmer: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Panchayat raj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Wednesday appealed to farmers who have lost crops in the recent hailstorm and heavy rains not to lose heart. It will surely support farmers during their hour of crisis,” Dayakar Rao assured, pointing out that the government has helped farmers in the past by purchasing every single grain they have produced. Seeing …

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