Former minister and BRS leader T. Harish Rao toured Narsapur constituency in Medak district on Friday, November 6, with MLA Sunitha Lakshma Reddy. In Chilipched and Hathnoor mandals he inspected dried paddy fields and spoke to farmers.
What farmers said
- Farmer Kumar said his 7-acre paddy crop dried out completely because power did not come on time.
- Farmers said 24-hour power under the previous government let them grow two crops a year, and supply is now unpredictable.
- They said Rythu Bandhu was paid for only one acre, and that in a village of ten, not one had received the loan waiver.
Harish Rao's demands
Harish Rao accused the government of drying out green fields by ending 24-hour power and Rythu Bandhu. He said the BRS will keep up the pressure until every dried acre is compensated, pending Rythu Bandhu is paid and the loan waiver is complete.
Congress response
At Gandhi Bhavan, TPCC general secretary Chanagani Dayakar accused KTR and Harish Rao of "political theatrics in the name of farmers" to protect their own interests. He said CM Revanth Reddy's visit to Siddipet would expose Harish Rao's alleged corruption. An Indira Gandhi Jayanti event is scheduled in Siddipet on November 19. Separately, on Thursday, Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy told officials to study groundwater conservation models from Rajasthan and Maharashtra and to make a district-wise assessment.
