Oppn making political capital out of padayatras

​Hyderabad: The Telangana government paid 75 per cent of crop loans so far and it was ready to release the rest on time, Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy said on Monday.

Speaking to mediapersons here, Pocharam charged that the “lopsided” policies of the previous governments led to suicides by farmers. He slammed the Congress and the TDP for taking up padayatras just for the sake of politics.

The Minister claimed that suicides by the farmers have come down drastically during the TRS regime as some welfare steps were taken by releasing crop loan waiver funds, he said.

• Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy alleges Congress, TDP not protesting for the cause of farmers
• Claims farmer suicides have come down drastically during TRS regime as 10,000 farmers in Telugu Desam regime and 12,000 farmers in the Congress regime committed suicides

The Opposition is not conducting any protests for the cause of the farmers or people, he charged. Political tours by the Congress and TDP will not be successful as the people are not ready to believe their cock and bull stories, minister stated.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was trying his best to address the farmers’ woes, he said. Through completion of the projects, the government plans to irrigate one crore acres over the next five years, he claimed.

The State government will offer all support to the farmers to store their produce at godowns and sell the same when they get remunerative price at the markets. He cited that 10,000 farmers in Telugu Desam regime and 12,000 farmers in the Congress regime committed suicides.

The TD has no right to talk on the farmers issues as Andhra Pradesh Government failed to clear 45 per cent of crop loans. The TRS government filed cases against the managing directors of cotton companies for supplying non standard seeds.