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TRS downplays farmer suicides
The Telangana unit of Congress on Monday accused the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government of downplaying the number of suicides committed by farmers since the formation of Telangana.
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Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of Congress on Monday accused the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government of downplaying the number of suicides committed by farmers since the formation of Telangana.
Speaking to media persons at Council’s Media Point, Deputy CLP leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir, MLCs Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy and MS Prabhakar alleged that the State government had misled the Central government and the High Court on the statistics relating to farmers’ suicide. He also alleged that the State government did not extend any assistance to the families of farmers who committed suicide.
Quoting a study done by Rythu Swaraja Vedika, Ponguleti claimed that more than 700 farmers committed suicide in Telangana. He demanded that the State government constitute a commission for a detailed study on suicides by farmers.
Earlier, replying to a question raised by Ponguleti and Prabhakar in the State Legislative Council during Question Hour, Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy informed that as many as 517 farmers committed suicide in Telangana since 2011. They include 184 suicides in 2011; 147 in 2012; 112 in 2013 and 15 suicides up to June 1, 2014. After the formation of Telangana on June 2, 69 farmers committed suicide up to October 31. He informed that this report was submitted to the Central government during the last Parliament session. He also claimed that the State government was providing Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia and Rs 50,000 for onetime loan settlement through GO Ms No 421 (Dated 01.06.2004) to the deceased farmer’s family.
Not satisfied with the Minister's reply, Shabbir Ali said that figures on suicides were understated and the Congress could provide a complete list, with video and picture evidences, to the government on the actual number of suicides. He also demanded increase in the compensation from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
