Withdraw cases against farmers: KCR
The Hindu
Threatens to back agitations on river water distribution
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has demanded the Centre to withdraw cases against farmers and other agitators who had participated in the 13-month long agitation against the three farm laws enacted by Centre and announce an ex-gratia of ₹ 25 lakh to each family which lost its bread earner.
The State government will pay each family ₹ 3 lakh, which entailed a total allocation of ₹ 22.5 crore for the purpose.
A group of ministers and officials will visit New Delhi on Sunday to meet Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution System and other officials to resolve the issue of fixing paddy target for the State. Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy and Civil Supplies Minister G. Kamalakar will form part of the ministers’ delegation and Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar will lead the delegation of officials. Mr. Rao will also be there for two days and try to meet Prime Minister and Jal Shakthi Minister, the latter over the demand to refer allocation of Krishna river to a tribunal.

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