BRS Working President KT Rama Rao has accused the Congress government of blatantly cheating farmers under the pretext of loan waivers. Speaking at a press meet at Telangana Bhavan, KTR criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for making exaggerated claims about the loan waiver scheme, while in reality, only a fraction of the promised amount has been waived. He questioned the discrepancies in statements made by the Chief Minister and his ministers regarding the status of the loan waiver, leaving farmers in confusion.
KTR highlighted that despite the government’s claim of completing the loan waiver process, farmers are still protesting across the state, indicating the scheme’s failure. He criticized the government for filing non-bailable cases against farmers in Adilabad district who protested the incomplete loan waiver, questioning whether demanding a loan waiver has now become a criminal offense.
In response to the government’s actions, KTR announced that the BRS will hold protests in every village and mandal across the state to pressurize the government to fulfill its promises. He accused the Congress of initially promising ₹40,000 crores for loan waivers, but later reducing it to ₹7,500 crores, leaving farmers in the lurch.
KTR also demanded that the government immediately withdraw the cases filed against protesting farmers and warned that the BRS would intensify its protests if the cases were not dropped. He emphasized that the BRS will continue to fight against this deceitful government until every farmer receives their rightful loan waiver.
Furthermore, KTR called out the Chief Minister’s recent vulgar language remarks as a distraction tactic to divert attention from the issue of loan waiver. He reaffirmed that the BRS will not fall into such traps and will continue to fight for the rights of farmers. KTR concluded by challenging the government to fulfill its promises without any further delays and to stop the harassment of farmers under various pretexts.