Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) President K Chiranjeevi on Thursday asked Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K Chandrasekhar Rao to see the pathetic condition of Seemandhra farmers.
Talking to media persons after enquiring about the farmers' woes in Chirala and Ongole, the PRP chief said that KCR, who claimed that Telangana suffered a major injustice in agriculture sector, should visit villages in Seemandhra regions to know the ground realities and farmers' woes.
Continuing his Rythu Paramarsha Yatra on 3rd day in the district, Chiranjeevi said that the farmers in the state were completely disheartened over the announcement of the meagre package. He added that the relief package was too low to stem the spate of farmer suicides.
Hailing the government's move of lifting police cases against students and agitators who participated in the separate statehood agitation, he said that the state government and MPs should show their commitment in announcing the revised financial package for rain-hit farmers.
Taking a dig at Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu's hunger strike for farmers' cause, Chiranjeevi said the farmers in the state never forget how Naidu treated them during his 9-year stint.
Instead of spending huge amount of money for conducting 'Rythukosam' at Guntur district, he suggested that Naidu should have spent that amount for farmers' cause.
Regretting the statement of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy that agriculture was not a profitable business, he appealed to government to make efforts to make farm activity professional and profit-oriented.
Reacting on the submission of Justice B N Srikrishna Committee report to the centre, the PRP chief said that the government should clear doubts among the people of the state by disclosing the contents in the report within 2 days.