TRS demands special package for affected farmers

Hyderabad, Oct 24 : Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA K Tarakarama Rao on Thursday demanded that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy shift his focus from politics to providing relief and rehabilitation to the farmers who were affected due to heavy rains.

Talking to reporters here, KTR said that crops spread across thousands of acres were damaged in Telangana region due to heavy rains in the last two days. He said instead of providing relief to the people affected due to Phailin cyclone, the Chief Minister centred his energies on politics. Therefore, the affected farmers were yet to receive assistance from the State Government, he said.

KTR demanded that the State Government announce a special package for the affected farmers besides giving input subsidy of Rs 25,000 per acre. He also demanded payment of Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to the families of those killed in cyclone and heavy rains. He alleged that farmers in Telangana region, who were affected in previous cyclones or natural disasters since 2010, were yet to receive help from the government.

The TRS leader advised Kiran Kumar Reddy to leave aside politics for some time and concentrate on people’s welfare. He also accused YSR Congress Party president Jagan Mohan Reddy of enacting a drama on Samaikhyandhra. INN