TRS to fight until fertilizer price hike is rolled back

Party reiterates demand for linking MGNREGS with farming

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has deceived the farming community again by increasing the prices of fertilizer by 50% or more and that the party would continue its fight until the hike is rolled back or absorbed by the Centre as subsidy or otherwise.

Speaking to newspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao, legislators M. Gopal, L. Ramana and V. Gangadhar Goud said the farm sector was ruined by the policies of both the BJP and Congress-led governments at the Centre and the present hike in fertilizer prices in addition to increase in petrol and diesel prices would further burden farmers badly, who are already hit by poor minimum support price and procurement policies.

Stating that better justice is being done to the farming community under the TRS rule in Telangana led by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao compared to leaders known for supporting farmers such as Devi Lal and Charan Singh, Mr. Dayakar Rao said it is only the TRS government that spent over ₹2.71 lakh crore on agriculture and allied sectors over the last seven years.