Following Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's farm loan waiver announcement, BJP leader NV Subhash accused the Congress of misleading farmers with false promises.
According to an official release, CM Reddy shared details about implementing the loan waiver scheme at the Collectors Conference held at the Secretariat today (Tuesday).
Former Minister and MLA Harish Rao on Tuesday voiced his concerns about the new loan waiver guidelines introduced by the state government and criticized the guidelines for focusing more on bureaucratic filters than on providing genuine relief to farmers.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announced significant decisions benefiting farmers on Tuesday and committed to providing Rs 1,00,000 loan waiver to all eligible farmers by July 18.
"As soon as the INDIA alliance government is formed, we will waive the loans of farmers of Punjab and the whole of India. We will not just waive farmer loans just once, but will form a commission for the same and call it 'Kisaan Karza Maafi Aayog'," Rahul Gandhi said.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday claimed that the Modi government waived bank loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of its "crony capitalist friends" but not of farmers.
Shivanand Patil said that the farmers in the state wish for drought to occur as they get free farm loan waivers from the government while addressing a gathering in Suttatti village of Belagavi district on Sunday night.
According to RBI, these deceptive entities are actively promoting their campaigns through print media and various social media platforms, targeting unsuspecting individuals seeking financial relief.
With Chhattisgarh set to hold its first phase of Assembly polls on November 7, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the Congress manifesto for the elections on Sunday, promising a caste-based census, farm loan waivers, and subsided LPG cylinders to women, among other things, if voted back