Hyderabad,May 02: YSR Telangana Party leader, Y.S. Sharmila, has sent a truck loaded with damaged crops to the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, to draw attention to the losses suffered by farmers due to untimely rains.
The recent rains have left farmers with unprecedented losses, causing a major blow to their hopes of a good harvest. Sharmila stated that her party is sending the load of damaged crops to KCR so that he will wake up from his “deep slumber” and extend appropriate compensation to farmers, especially during the election year. The crop loss due to unseasonal rains has been estimated to be around 10 lakh acres, but not a single official or MLA has visited the affected farmers to inspect the losses. Sharmila demanded that KCR pay at least Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation and also demanded the immediate start of paddy procurement. She also criticized KCR’s ‘Raithu bharosa and ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ catchwords, stating that his government has failed to provide crop insurance, extend input subsidies, or effectively support farmers.
