Jagan accuses NDA government of neglecting farmers in Andhra Pradesh

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused the Andhra Pradesh government of neglecting the banana farmers of Tatireddypalli of Lingala mandal in Kadapa district who suffered heavy loss due to the recent heavy rain on Saturday.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused the Andhra Pradesh government of neglecting the banana farmers of Tatireddypalli of Lingala mandal in Kadapa district who suffered heavy loss due to the recent heavy rain on Saturday.

On Monday, the former Chief Minister demanded that the government compensate the farmers as soon as possible for their losses.

“The coalition government has no concern for the farmers who lost standing crops to gale and unseasonal rains. There has been no help from the government to the farmers. The government should immediately provide compensation,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy told the media on Monday.

Recalling that integrated cold storages were set up at a cost of ₹25 crore during the YSRCP’s tenure, he said the coalition government had failed to give the facilities to the user agency. “Had these facilities been given to the user agencies it would have been beneficial for farmers in such situations,” Mr. Mohan Reddy said, adding that ‘free crop insurance was the right of every farmer’ during his Chief Ministerial tenure.

“The coalition government has done away with free crop insurance and farmers are not receiving zero-interest loans. We will put pressure on the government in this regard. The paddy procurement prices have fallen and the government has no concerns for farmers. The coalition government has even failed to procure paddy, chilli and millets,” he said.

The YSRCP president said that input subsidy and crop insurance should be given to the farmers whose crops in 4,000 acres were damaged.

Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured the farmers that he would talk to YSRCP MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy and extend support from the YSRCP. “When the YSRCP returns to power, all spending dues will be credited to the farmers’ accounts,” he promised.