BJP’s anti farmer policies exposed yet again, says Palla
The Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman said that the BJP showed the true colours towards farmers’ welfare by cutting the number of beneficiaries under the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme from 11.5 crore to 3.5 crore.
Hyderabad: At a time when the State government was successfully implementing Rythu Bandhu scheme, the BJP government was scrapping the PM Kisan programme, besides seeking refund of installments from farmers, Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said here on Tuesday.
Copying Telangana’s Rythu Bandhu scheme, the BJP government had launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme in February 2019 to derive political mileage. However, within two years, the true colours of the BJP government towards farmers’ welfare has surfaced. The number of beneficiaries under the scheme was being cut gradually from 11.5 crore to 3.5 crore, he said.
Hyderabad: At a time when the State government was successfully implementing Rythu Bandhu scheme, the BJP government was scrapping the PM Kisan programme, besides seeking refund of installments from farmers, Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said here on Tuesday.
Copying Telangana’s Rythu Bandhu scheme, the BJP government had launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme in February 2019 to derive political mileage. However, within two years, the true colours of the BJP government towards farmers’ welfare has surfaced. The number of beneficiaries under the scheme was being cut gradually from 11.5 crore to 3.5 crore, he said.
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh hit the streets demanding the government to scrap its anti-farmer policies. In Maharashtra during the last six months, 1800 farmers had committed suicide, he pointed out.
“While the Modi government is installing meters to pumpsets, Telangana government is supplying free power to farmers. This is commitment of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao,” Reddy said, adding that support would be extended to the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha’s protest.
