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Errabelli demands ex-gratia to farmers
Senior TDP leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Thursday demanded Telangana State government to increase the ex-gratia to Rs 5 lakh to the families of farmers who committed suicide. Speaking to the media, Errabelli alleged that hundreds of farmers have committed suicide due to the wrong policies of TRS government.
Hyderabad: Senior TDP leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Thursday demanded Telangana State government to increase the ex-gratia to Rs 5 lakh to the families of farmers who committed suicide. Speaking to the media, Errabelli alleged that hundreds of farmers have committed suicide due to the wrong policies of TRS government.
He said at present Telangana State ranks second in the country in farmers' suicide cases. Neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh increased the ex-gratia amount to Rs 5 lakh and the Telangana State should follow the suit. He also slammed the TRS government for not fulfilling the promise of waiving off crop loans. The Telugu Desam leader further stated that many farmers couldn’t get crop insurance as its deadline ends on Friday.
Errabelli said farmers across Telangana State were in distress as they lost their crops due to bad monsoon and some farmers were not getting adequate price for their produce. He reminded that while in opposition, T Harish Rao visited the market yards and launched a strong protest but now failed to ensure better price for the farmers’ produce even after holding the portfolio of Marketing.
