BRS, BJP claim credit for Telangana CM's announcement on farm loan waiver
BJP and BRS in Telangana have claimed that the announcement of Rs two lakh farm loan waiver by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is a result of their agitations demanding it and sought to know when the other promises of ruling Congress government would be fulfilled.
Taking on the Congress government, BJP Rajya Sabha member K Laxman on Tuesday asked why should people vote for Congress in the Lok Sabha elections when promises like investment support of Rs 15,000 to farmers and financial assistance of Rs 12,000 to agriculture workers have not been implemented.
Addressing reporters here, Laxman also took exception to Revanth Reddy's charge that there was a clandestine understanding between BJP and BRS. BRS MLA T Harish Rao claimed that the CM made the announcement to waive farmers' loans before August 15 only with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls.
The CM should apologize to farmers for not honouring his promise to waive the loan on December 9, 2023 soon after the Congress government assumed office, said Harish Rao, a nephew of former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Revanth Reddy made the announcement because of BRS agitation for loan waiver, he said on X (formerly twitter).
The BRS leader also wanted to know when the Congress government would implement its other promises, including investment support of Rs 15,000 per acre, financial assistance of Rs 12,000 to farm workers, Rs 2,500 per month to poor women and increasing the benefit of social security pensions to Rs 4,000.
Meanwhile, state BJP spokesperson Amarnath claimed that
