State govt. failed to instil confidence among cyclone-hit farmers, alleges Madhav
The Hindu
‘Announce relief measures and input subsidy for them’
Member of Legislative of Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party P.V.N. Madhav on Thursday alleged that the YSR Congress Party government had failed to instil confidence among the farmers who lost their precious crops under the impact of Cycle Gulab. The BJP organised a Maha Dharna in Srikakulam on the issue.
Speaking on the occasion, he asked the government to announce relief measures and input subsidy for farmers. Party Srikakulam district in-charge Chigurupati Kumara Swamy alleged that the government had not provided minimum support price to farmers. Food Corporation of India member and party leader Birlangi Umamaheswara Rao alleged that the crop insurance scheme was not being implemented properly in the district. Party senior leaders Pydi Venugopalam, Pudi Tirupati Rao, Sevvana Umamaheswara Rao, and Attada Ravi Babji were present.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.