Chandrababu waging a war against farmers

Nellore, Nov 21: Former Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy strongly criticised Chandrababu Naidu for acting with vengeance towards farmers and has pushed the entire farming community into crisis since coming to power. He said cotton, groundnut, and maize farmers are suffering huge losses due to lack of remunerative prices, yet the government has shown no concern. No crop has a viable MSP, no compensation has been paid, and farmers devastated by floods and drought are being driven into suicide. He recalled that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ushered in major reforms and supported farmers in multiple ways, while Chandrababu has done nothing except deceive them with a green towel and empty promises. Even the Rs. 40,000 dues pending for two years have not been cleared, and tenant farmers have been denied all benefits.
Kakani said that under YS Jagan’s leadership, farmers were supported from seed to sale through Rythu Bharosa Kendras, but the present government has deliberately dismantled RBKs out of political hatred. Today, even after three pickings, cotton farmers are ploughing back their crops due to lack of price, and there has been no effort from the government to relax CCI rules. In Kadapa and Anantapur, bananas grown in 60,000 acres have crashed to Rs. 1 per kg, leaving farmers devastated. Chickpea growers, too, are in a state of despair. While Chandrababu can afford luxury, poor farmers need food security and dignity. Kakani demanded that the government implement free crop insurance, bear premiums for farmers who cannot pay, restore RBKs, ensure adequate urea supply, and protect farmers from fake seeds. He reminded that during YS Jagan’s tenure, a massive Rs. 1,84,000 crore was spent on farmer welfare.
Kakani also condemned the yellow media for spreading venom when YS Jagan attended the CBI Court in Hyderabad yesterday. He said the media could not digest the crowds voluntarily gathering for YS Jagan, resorting instead to allegations that people were “mobilised and transported.” While people avoid Chandrababu, they willingly come to see YS Jagan wherever he goes. If people came on their own, why would the police not stop them, he asked, ridiculing TDP’s press meets. YS Jagan does not travel in chartered flights on public money like Chandrababu, Lokesh, and Pawan Kalyan; he travels using his own money, yet TDP finds fault even with that. As YS Jagan’s popularity surges and YSRCP’s graph rises daily, TDP and its media are unable to tolerate it, even insulting courts by debating on court schedules given to a Z-category protectee.
Ridiculing TDP’s baseless claims that YS Jagan sent Maoists to assassinate Chandrababu, Kakani said such lies reflect the rotten politics Chandrababu has practiced all his life, filled with conspiracies and deceit. Despite countless attacks and harassment from political opponents, YS Jagan has steadily grown into a beloved leader of the people. As long as people bless him and God protects him, no one can harm YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, he said, adding that the public mood already indicates that people will stand firmly with YSRCP in 2029.