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KCR’s Rythu Schemes Become Flashpoint in Telangana Protest
Former minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy spoke at a BRS meeting in Telangana.
He praised former Chief Minister KCR’s farmer support programs.
These programs included Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima.
Reddy said KCR also gave farmers electricity around the clock.
He accused the Congress government led by Revanth Reddy of hurting agriculture.
He said the government did not keep promises made to farmers.
Congress was also criticized for arguing about corruption instead of focusing on development.
Reddy warned that unhappy farmers and people could organize more protests.
Former minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy praised KCR’s Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima schemes as national models.
Reddy claimed KCR provided Telangana farmers with 24-hour electricity and restored their self-confidence.
The BRS meeting in Pebbair protested what it called the agricultural sector’s devastation during Congress’s 1,000-day rule.
Reddy accused Congress of failing to implement promises in the Warangal Rythu Declaration and warned of farmer-led protests.
He also criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s government over alleged corruption disputes and the use of Jurala project waters.
- Who
- Former minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy and BRS supporters, including local leaders, participated; Reddy criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the Congress government.
- What
- A BRS meeting protested alleged damage to Telangana’s agricultural sector and praised KCR-era farmer schemes.
- Where
- Pebbair municipality in Wanaparthy, Telangana.
- When
- Thursday, during the BRS’s protest campaign over Congress’s 1,000-day rule.
- Why
- Organizers alleged that Congress failed to fulfill farmer-related promises and caused hardship in the agricultural sector.
BRS and KCR supporters
Congress government
Agricultural performance
BRS and KCR supporters
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said KCR transformed agriculture and that the Congress government had devastated the sector and left farmers in distress.
Congress government
The article reports the BRS allegations but does not provide a response from Congress or the Revanth Reddy government.
Farmer promises
BRS and KCR supporters
Reddy accused Congress of failing to implement commitments in the Warangal Rythu Declaration.
Congress government
No Congress response to the allegation is included in the article.
Governance and development
BRS and KCR supporters
Reddy said Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet were focused on mutual corruption accusations rather than development.
Congress government
The article does not include the government’s explanation or response to this criticism.
Jurala project water
BRS and KCR supporters
Reddy said the project was designed for 11 TMCft but Telangana was granted rights to use only six TMCft, calling this water theft by Andhra leaders.
Congress government
No opposing account or response concerning the Jurala project is provided.
Key facts
- Main speaker
- Former minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy
- Organizing party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Location
- Pebbair municipality, Wanaparthy
- Schemes praised
- Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima
- Government criticized
- The Congress government led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy
- Campaign focus
- Alleged agricultural-sector devastation during Congress’s 1,000-day rule
- Project mentioned
- Jurala project and the allocation of six TMCft from a design intended for 11 TMCft
Quotes
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy
Former Telangana minister and BRS leader
“Former CM KCR’s ‘Rythu Bandhu’ and ‘Rythu Bima’ schemes stood as a guiding light for the entire nation; he is the only leader in the country to provide 24-hour electricity to farmers; KCR instilled self-confidence and a sense of self-respect among farmers.”
thehansindia.com
“While Congress rule left farmers in tears, KCR had restored Telangana’s self-respect from the mockery of Andhra rulers.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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