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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President KTR announced that the party will hold protests in all Mandal and Constituency centres on August 22, demanding an unconditional loan waiver for all farmers in the state.
In a press release by KTR, he said that while the Chief Minister claims that loans up to two lakh rupees have been waived for everyone but the ministers are giving contradictory statements, saying the loan waiver process is not yet complete. "Large number of farmers across the state are agitating because they have not benefited from the Congress party's loan waiver scheme", added KTR. Mentioning the promises of the Congress party before the elections, KTR highlighted Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's statement that Rs40,000 crores would be required for the loan waiver. However it was noted that only Rs18,000 crores have been spent by the state government till now. He also reminded that before the elections, the Congress party clearly promised to implement a loan waiver of up to two lakh rupees for all farmers. KTR criticised the state Congress leadership that instead of supporting the distressed farmers who are protesting the lack of a proper loan waiver, ministers and Congress leaders are making statements that only add to the confusion. He claimed that there is ground-level information that not even 40% of farmers have benefited from the loan waiver. "Due to the Congress government's stance, lakhs of farmers are being forced to visit government offices repeatedly", mentioned the BRS leader. Additionally, it was demanded that the state government immediately announce a loan waiver of up to two lakh rupees for every farmer. "BRS will keep fighting on behalf of farmers until an unconditional loan waiver is provided to all", said KTR. Additionally the press release also stated that the state government should apologise for the many restrictions on loan waivers. (ANI)
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