Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Jagan Challenges Naidu’s Rayalaseema Horticulture Investment Claim
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy criticized Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu over a plan to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in horticulture in Rayalaseema.
Jagan said the government had not set aside or spent money for the plan.
He also said farmers were having trouble getting fair prices and government support.
According to him, drought was causing crops and many borewells to dry up.
He said farmers were paying for water tankers to keep their trees alive.
Jagan also said an irrigation project was still stalled.
He asked the government to help farmers facing drought.
These claims were made by Jagan; the articles do not report a response from Naidu.
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of exaggerating a proposed Rs 1 lakh crore horticulture investment in Rayalaseema.
Jagan alleged that no funds had been allocated or spent on the proposed investment.
He accused the government of weakening or ending farmer-support measures, including the Price Stabilisation Fund, free crop insurance and zero-interest loans.
Jagan claimed drought had dried up horticultural crops and seven to eight lakh borewells, with farmers paying Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 per water tanker.
He said the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme remained stalled and urged Naidu to provide immediate drought relief.
- Who
- YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- Jagan challenged the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore horticulture investment claim and criticized the government’s response to farmers’ difficulties.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Jagan alleged the investment lacked budgetary backing and said drought and reduced farmer support were worsening rural distress.
Jagan’s criticism
Naidu’s investment claim
Horticulture investment
Jagan’s criticism
Jagan called the Rs 1 lakh crore investment claim misleading and alleged that it had no budget allocation or spending behind it.
Naidu’s investment claim
Naidu’s government is described as claiming that Rs 1 lakh crore would be invested in horticulture in Rayalaseema; the articles report no response from Naidu to Jagan’s allegations.
Farmer support and drought response
Jagan’s criticism
Jagan alleged that farmer-support schemes had been weakened or scrapped and that the government was not adequately addressing drought and farmers’ hardship.
Naidu’s investment claim
The articles provide no response from Naidu or his government to these allegations.
- Proposed investment
- Rs 1 lakh crore for horticulture development in Rayalaseema, according to the claim discussed by Jagan.
- Funding allegation
- Jagan alleged that no funds had been allocated or spent on the proposed investment.
- Farmer-support measures
- Jagan accused the government of weakening the Price Stabilisation Fund and scrapping free crop insurance and zero-interest loans.
- Borewells
- Jagan claimed seven to eight lakh borewells in Rayalaseema had dried up.
- Water tanker cost
- Jagan said farmers were spending Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 per tanker.
- Irrigation project
- Jagan alleged the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme remained stalled.
- Requested action
- Jagan urged Naidu to initiate drought-relief measures and provide immediate assistance to farmers.
