Tadepalli, November 30:YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the party’s MPs to strongly raise the most urgent public issues of Andhra Pradesh in the Parliament sessions beginning tomorrow. He said the fight in Parliament must centre around the severe distress facing farmers due to cyclone damage and the collapse of Minimum Support Price across major crops, which has pushed the agriculture sector into a dangerous crisis.
YS Jagan expressed serious concern over the devastation caused by Cyclone Montha, which destroyed lakhs of acres of crops in coastal districts. Farmers who lost their entire harvest are facing unbearable financial pressure as neither the State nor the Centre has provided compensation. Adding to their suffering is the complete failure to ensure Minimum Support Price. He said that while the previous YSRCP government guaranteed MSP through RBKs and direct procurement, the present government has abandoned farmers, leaving them to be exploited by traders and middlemen.
He said that MSP has fallen sharply across major crops including paddy, maize, black gram, cotton, red gram, banana, mirchi and mango, pushing farmers into extreme hardship. He demanded that MPs insist on emergency relief funds and immediate restoration of assured MSP procurement.
YS Jagan said that free crop insurance, which was provided automatically and without premium under the previous YSRCP government, has now been denied, leaving farmers unprotected during natural calamities. Input subsidy is also not being provided. He added that the government has stopped enumeration of e-crop, causing chaos in crop data and denying farmers eligibility for compensation and support. He said mirchi farmers were promised financial support but were deceived, and mango farmers were left helpless as the government failed to ensure companies paid their committed share.
He raised alarm over the mass deletion of MGNREGA job cards, saying lakhs of job cards, including 18.63 lakh cards, have been removed, depriving rural families of vital livelihood security. He demanded immediate restoration of genuine job cards and release of pending wages.
He directed MPs to strongly oppose the ongoing attempt to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in parts, warning that inviting private players to take over individual units is a dangerous path toward full privatisation. He said the sacrifices of thousands who gave land and even lives for the plant must not be betrayed. He demanded immediate cancellation of partial-privatisation plans, allocation of captive iron ore mines and revival of the plant to protect the livelihood of thousands of workers and contract employees.
YS Jagan also expressed concern over the collapse of law and order in the State, saying political targeting, illegal arrests and rampant misuse of police machinery have created fear. He said even security cover has been removed for many leaders and public representatives, exposing them to danger. He further highlighted the degrading conditions in government hostels and welfare institutions where students lack proper food, drinking water and hygiene.
He called on MPs to fight for pending central funds, employment creation and the overall protection of Andhra Pradesh’s rights and welfare, stating that the voice of the people must be heard strongly in Parliament.
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