KTR Slams CM Revanth Reddy Over ‘Ashirvada Sabhas’

Hyderabad: BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) strongly criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing him of betraying Telangana’s farming community by withholding nearly ₹30,000 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme. KTR said the Chief Minister’s so-called “Ashirvada Sabhas” are nothing but a political drama aimed at diverting public attention from the severe urea shortage and the hardships faced by farmers across the State.

KTR said that releasing Rythu Bharosa assistance merely requires the government to transfer funds directly into farmers’ accounts, yet the Congress government has chosen to organise extravagant public meetings purely for publicity. While farmers are struggling with procurement issues, shortage of urea and the looming threat of drought, the Chief Minister is busy conducting celebratory events instead of addressing their problems, he said.

Describing the Congress government’s 30-month rule as a “disastrous administration,” KTR alleged that it has turned agriculture into a crisis and denied farmers nearly ₹30,000 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme during the last two-and-a-half years. He said the Congress had promised ₹15,000 per acre annually before the elections but, after assuming office, released assistance only for one or two acres while denying benefits to lakhs of farmers.

KTR alleged that the Congress government has failed to honour Rythu Bharosa on four occasions, affecting nearly 70 lakh farmers across Telangana. He said farmers would never forget what he described as the government’s betrayal. He further accused the government of failing to fulfil its promise of a ₹2 lakh farm loan waiver, alleging that it had not even implemented a quarter of the promised waiver.

He also criticised the government for spending crores of rupees on the Chief Minister’s repeated visits to Delhi and publicity-oriented public meetings instead of extending investment support to farmers.

Referring to the ongoing urea shortage, KTR said farmers across Telangana are struggling to obtain fertilisers and alleged that the Ashirvada Sabhas are being organised solely to divert attention from the crisis. He also criticised the State government for shifting responsibility for paddy procurement by stating that it would procure only as much paddy as the Centre purchases, calling it a reflection of administrative failure.

Recalling the BRS government’s tenure, KTR said agriculture flourished during the previous ten years under the leadership of K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). He stated that KCR had credited nearly ₹73,000 crore directly into farmers’ bank accounts through 11 timely instalments of Rythu Bandhu, laying the foundation for an agricultural transformation in Telangana.

KTR asserted that KCR would forever be remembered as a “Farmer’s Benefactor,” whereas Revanth Reddy would be remembered as a “Betrayer of Farmers.” He warned that the Congress government’s alleged betrayal of Telangana’s farmers would continue to haunt it politically.