Speaking to ANI, Saritha said "Yesterday, while we were doing a ground report at Kondareddypalle on farmer loan waiver, some people snatched away our phones and used abusive language with us. We have filed a complaint yesterday on this at the local police station. Today, we have given a com
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao Thanneeru hit out against the Congress-led state government in Telangana on Thursday, alleging that the state government has not fulfilled the promises of loan waivers to farmers.
BRS MLA T Harish Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government in Telangana for "not waiving off" the farmers' loans as had been promised by the party before the Assembly election.
One of the journalists, identified as Saritha took to X and alleged that they were physically assaulted by the Congress workers while reporting on the implementation of the farmer loan waiver.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao hit out at the Congress-led Telangana government and alleged the latter of blatantly cheating farmers under the pretext of loan waivers.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP President G. Kishan Reddy on Wednesday slammed the Congress government in the state for not fulfilling the pre-poll promise of farmers' loan waiver.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President KTR announced that the party will hold protests in all Mandal and Constituency centres on August 22, demanding an unconditional loan waiver for all farmers in the state.
Telangana Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy has praised the agricultural loan waiver implemented by the Telangana government under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, and Agriculture Minister Nageshwar Rao.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticized the BJP, alleging that it has trapped the country's farmers in a cycle of debt. He said that the INDIA bloc aims to free farmers from this by offering them a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP).
"Three important announcements are needed for farmer welfare in the budget - 1. Legal status to MSP 2. MSP is decided on the basis of Swaminathan formula 3. Loan waiver for farmers," Ramesh said in a post on 'X'.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has given instructions that the funds released for farmers' loan waivers should be used exclusively for that purpose and should not be adjusted for any other loans. Farmers should not be inconvenienced at any cost, he said.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu released over Rs 6,000 crore into the accounts of farmers under the loan waiver scheme 2024 from the Secretariat here on Thursday.