BRS Slams Bandi Sanjay For Politicising Plight Of Rain-Hit Farmers

TSRTC Chairman and BRS MLA Bajireddy Govardhan slammed the BJP's Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay for making "derogatory" remarks against the State government over the plight of the rain-hit farmers of the State.

Speaking at a press conference today, Govardhan said that the language used by Sanjay was not suited to the stature of the State unit president of a national party.

"It is very unfortunate for the people of Telangana that a person like Bandi Sanjay is the Telangana president of the BJP. He always speaks in an irresponsible manner, and uses filthy language which is not acceptable in any civilized society," Govardhan said.

He also found fault with Sanjay for politicising the issue of the farmers who had suffered heavy crop losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms, and dared him to show how much compensation was being offered to farmers in similar situations in BJP-ruled States.

"In the BJP-ruled States, farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains were not paid a single rupee. But in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced an ex gratia of Rs 10,000 per acre to each farmer after inspecting the damaged crops in various districts, and Finance Minister Harish Rao has already released Rs 151 crore towards that," Govardhan said.

The BRS MLA said that Sanjay, instead of criticising the State government, should persuade the union government to announce an additional Rs 10,000 to Telangana's farmers who lost their crops due to the unseasonal rains.