KTR demands Rs 25 lakh compensation for families of farmers who died by suicide
BRS working president KT Rama Rao provided Rs 2 lakh in financial assistance to families of farmers in Boath Assembly constituency on Sunday.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday demanded that the Congress government provide an ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the families of farmers who died by suicide. He also called for a compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre by declaring Adilabad a drought-affected region, according to Telangana Today.
Speaking in the Boath Assembly constituency, Rama Rao provided Rs 2 lakh in financial assistance to each family of farmers who died by suicide due to crop failure and financial crisis. He stated that El Nino had caused significant distress, noting that four farmers had died by suicide within a single week.
The BRS leader alleged that the district recorded 33 per cent deficient rainfall, receiving 680 mm against the normal 1,033 mm. He said the adverse climate caused cotton crops to wither at the harvesting stage.
Rama Rao criticised the government for spending Rs 1.50 lakh crore on the beautification of Musi rivers while the agrarian community faces a crisis. He further alleged that the government failed to store 1,000 tmcs of floodwater in the Godavari and Krishna rivers.
The working president attended a meeting titled Raithu Garjana in Adilabad town. He was accompanied by Boath MLA Anil Jadhav and other BRS leaders.