YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila Sends Truck Load of Damaged Crops To Telangana CM KCR

Sharmila demanded that CM KCR pay at least Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation to the farmers.

YSR Telangana Party president YS Sharmila ( Image Source :ABP Desam )

YSR Telangana Party president YS Sharmila sent a truck loaded with damaged crops to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to draw his attention to the losses suffered by farmers in several districts of Telangana due to untimely rains. Sharmila demanded that CM KCR pay at least Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation to the farmers.

The leader of the YSR Telangana Party showed the truck to the media and stated that her party is sending this load of damaged crops to KCR so that, at least during the election year, he will wake up from deep sleep and provide appropriate compensation to farmers. 

Sharmila said that recent rains left the farmers with unprecedented losses and inflicted a major blow to their hopes of a good harvest.
She said that the crop loss due to unseasonal rains has been put at around 10 lakh acres, but not a single official or MLA has visited the farmers and inspected the loss.

The YSRTP leader said that in the past nine years, the cumulative crop loss has been estimated to be more than Rs 14,000 crore in the state, but this government has no concept of crop insurance. Sharmila said that if there is no crop insurance, at least the government should extend compensation.

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KCR promised Rs 10,000 per acre, which is insignificant as the input costs rose unprecedentedly, she said.

She alleged that the assurance was given by the Telangana government to set up 7500 IKP centres also failed, and less than 2500 were set up.

On the occasion, Sharmila hit out at KCR and his "raithu bharosa and ab ki baar kisan sarkar catchwords."

"Is this the bharosa, and is this the kisan sarkar?" A sarkar that doesn't give crop insurance, doesn't extend input subsidies, and fails on every front when it comes to the rescue of farmers?" she said.