Minister Pulla Rao calls Jagan an anti-farmer
HYDERABAD: Describing YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as anti-farmer, Andhra Pradesh agriculture minister P Pulla Rao alleged that by criticising chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on loan waiver issue, he had proved that he was not for the welfare of farmers.
Speaking at the Secretariat with forest minister Bojja Gopalakrishna Reddy, Pulla Rao said Jagan has been claiming that waiving crop loans was an impossible task and Naidu would never be able to do it and would be forced to tender apology to the farmers.
However, Naidu proved Jagan wrong and kept his promise and waived all the crop loans, he said and added that instead of appreciating his effort Jagan was still criticising him.
'Despite the state having a deficit budget of Rs 16,000 crore the government was waiving the entire loan amount of the farmers and Dwacra women groups. However the YSRC chief was criticising Naidu for political gain,' he remarked. He said for the first time the government had even waived the crop loans taken against gold.
The state government had waived Rs 39,700 crore worth crop loans, Rs 7,640 crore gold loans and Rs 800 crore worth loans taken by SC, ST and weavers, he said.
'We have even extended the loan waiver benefit to those farmers who have repaid the loans,' the minister pointed out. He said that the state government would soon constitute a 'loan waiver resource committee' to find resources to pay the loan amount.
He said that the need to include the loan amount in the budget would not arise and the government would mobilise the funds from other sources.
News Posted: 23 July, 2014
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