Drought rampant in Andhra Pradesh, but government is least bothered about plight of farmers, alleges BJP Kisan Morcha
The Hindu
Drought rampant in Andhra Pradesh, but government is least bothered about plight of farmers, alleges BJP Kisan Morcha. The government has pegged the number of drought-hit mandals in Andhra Pradesh at 103, whereas, in reality, 450 mandals are reeling under dry conditions, says Kumara Swamy. Activists of the Kisan Morcha will lay a siege to the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture on November 28 to mount pressure on it to come to the rescue of the farmers. Sale of spurious seeds and fertilizers continues to be a bane of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, he alleges.
BJP Kisan Morcha State president Ch. Kumara Swamy has said that drought is rampant in Andhra Pradesh, but the YSRCP government is least bothered about the plight of the farmers.
The government pegged the number of drought-hit mandals in the State at just 103, whereas, in reality, 450 mandals were reeling under dry conditions, Mr. Kumara Swamy said while addressing the media here on November 26 (Sunday).
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s own district, Kadapa, was parched like never before, he observed.
Mr. Kumara Swamy said that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was unmoved by the Annamayya dam burst, as only one thing that always mattered to him was politics.
While canals in Karnataka were brimming with water, those in Andhra Pradesh were dried up. But, it was not of any concern to the YSRCP government, he said.
The officials of Agriculture, Water Resources and other line departments were lethargic. This was what compounded the woes of farmers, he alleged.
Activists of the Kisan Morcha would lay a siege to the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture on November 28 to mount pressure on it to come to the rescue of the farmers, Mr. Kumara Swamy said.
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