KCR must have led
delegation to Centre on farmers' issues: Shabbir Ali
Hyderabad, December
2: Leader of Opposition in Telangana State Legislative Council Mohammed Ali
Shabbir accused the TRS Government of not making an effective representation
with the Central Government on the issues of farmers, especially in seeking help
for drought hit mandals.
Addressing a press conference at Congress Legislature Party
office here on Wednesday, Shabbir Ali said instead of leading the delegation
himself, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had sent a team of State Ministers
to New Delhi. "The Chief Minister should have taken an all-party
delegation to the national capital to pressurise the Centre for immediate
release of at least Rs. 1,000 crore for drought-hit farmers. Instead, the State
Government made a casual and weak representation only to leave the scope for
blame game in future. Of 443 rural mandals, 231 have been declared drought hit.
What else is more important for KCR now than addressing the problems of
affected farmers?" he asked.
Shabbir Ali said that the State Government has deliberately
delayed the declaration of drought hit mandals and later adopted a non-serious
approach in seeking Centre's help. "Drought hit farmers are yet to get to
their loans rescheduled and get fresh loans. The input subsidy, which was
declared last year, did not reach the eligible farmers. Even the High Court has
passed strong remarks on the lethargic attitude of Agriculture and Revenue
Departments towards farmers. The TRS MPs did not raise their voice on the
farmers’ issues in Parliament. They neither pressurised the Centre on relief
for drought hit areas nor asked for fulfillment of promises made with Telangana
in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. None of the issues like 4,000 MW NTPC
power plant, national project status for Pranahita Chevella and bifurcation of
High Court were raised by the TRS MPs so far during the ongoing winter
session," he said.
The Congress leader also condemned TRS Government for filing
a counter-affidavit in the High Court wherein it cited lavish marriages and
higher education of children as major reasons for farmers’ suicides. He said
KCR had no issues while spending Rs. 27 crore to change vehicles in his convoy
or while spending crores of rupees on a super luxury jet to travel to China.
But a farmer's child getting higher education was appearing lavish for KCR. He
demanded that the State Government withdraw the counter-affidavit it filed in
the High Court on farmers' suicides and present a realistic report. He also
alleged that farmers were being threatened of criminal cases if they grow paddy
during ongoing Rabi season. He said that the government was neither allowing
the farmers to act on their own nor suggesting them any alternatives.
Shabbir Ali also alleged that TRS leaders were behaving in
an arrogant manner. Citing instances, he said Panchayat Raj Minister K.
Tarakarama Rao misused State Secretariat for political purpose while admitting
leaders of other political parties into TRS by offering a khandwa at his
chambers. Similarly, Wyra MLA B. Madan Lal threatened CPI's MPTC Naga Lakshmi
and her husband Satyanarayana to join the TRS. He said every alternate day,
either KCR or KTR have been admitting leaders and activists of other political
parties into TRS while exhibiting utter disrespect for the Constitution and
laws.
He said TRS has turned more arrogant after winning the
Warangal by-elections with a huge majority. He said such majorities do not last
long. Citing an instance, he said YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had won the Kadapa
by-elections in 2011 with a majority of over 5.4 lakh votes against the then
ruling party Congress. However, he could not repeat the performance in 2014 and
his party lost general elections. Therefore, he said TRS leaders should not
behave in an arrogant manner due to such victories, especially at a time when it
has turned into a party of 'Traitors of Telangana' with majority of cabinet
ministers being those who opposed statehood movement.
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