KT Rama Rao Criticizes Congress for Not Waiving Farm Loans in Telangana
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], August 22
KT Rama Rao, the working president of BRS, criticized the Congress government in Telangana for not fulfilling its promise to waive off farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh. He stated that the Congress party had promised to waive off all loans up to Rs 2 lakh by December 9, but even after 8 months, not even 1/7th of the loans have been waived off.
Rama Rao questioned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s claim that his government had completed the loan waiver. He pointed out that only Rs 7,000 Crores out of the total Rs 49,000 Crores have been disbursed. He challenged the Congress government to show a constituency where a 100% loan waiver has been achieved, promising to resign if such a place exists.
The Congress had promised a complete loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers as part of its ‘Warangal Rythu Declaration’ before the Assembly elections. However, after coming to power, the government split the waiver scheme into three instalments, causing dismay among farmers.
Meanwhile, BRS held protests in all Mandal and Constituency centres, demanding an unconditional loan waiver for all farmers in the state. BRS MLA T Harish Rao also criticized the Congress government for failing to meet their promises made before the elections.
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KT Rama Rao -: KT Rama Rao is a politician in Telangana, a state in India. He is the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party.
BRS -: BRS stands for Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a political party in Telangana, India. It was previously known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
Congress -: Congress refers to the Indian National Congress, a major political party in India. It is one of the oldest political parties in the country.
Farm Loans -: Farm loans are loans given to farmers to help them buy seeds, equipment, and other things needed for farming. Waiving farm loans means canceling the debt so farmers don’t have to pay it back.
Telangana -: Telangana is a state in southern India. It was formed in 2014 after splitting from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister -: The Chief Minister is the head of the government in an Indian state. Revanth Reddy is mentioned as the Chief Minister in the summary.
Rs 2 lakh -: Rs 2 lakh means 200,000 rupees. Rupees (Rs) is the currency used in India.
Rs 7,000 Crores -: Rs 7,000 Crores means 70 billion rupees. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to ten million.
Rs 49,000 Crores -: Rs 49,000 Crores means 490 billion rupees. This is a large amount of money, often used in government budgets and big projects.
MLA -: MLA stands for Member of Legislative Assembly. It is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature of a state in India.
T Harish Rao -: T Harish Rao is another politician from the BRS party in Telangana. He is also an MLA and has held various positions in the state government.
