CM can’t betray farmers on paddy cultivation: Bhatti
The Hindu
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Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and MLA, Bhatti Vikramarka found fault with the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao asking farmers to refrain from paddy cultivation after boasting about his government’s commitment to farmers and said it has made the farmers apprehensive.He said it was not proper on part of the Chief Minister to send a veiled threat to the farmers saying the government would not buy paddy in the Kharif season and asked him to issue a clarification as the farmers were agitated. He said if the Central government has refused to buy paddy the Chief Minister cannot leave the farmers in lurch and instead, he should come to their rescue improving marketing structure. He said governments in combined Andhra Pradesh never instilled such fears among the farmers, but helped them when they were in distress. Paddy cultivation has increased due to the projects taken up by the Congress government in the combined State.Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
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