Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka strongly refuted the false information presented by BRS members in the Legislative Assembly regarding the Congress government’s crop loan waiver scheme for farmers. Responding to queries raised by BRS members Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and Vemula Prashanth Reddy in the Assembly on Saturday, Bhatti Vikramarka said that the Congress government swiftly implemented the waiver within three months, unlike the BRS government, which delayed it for six years.
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Providing specific figures, he highlighted that in Rajeshwar Reddy’s own constituency, Jangaon, the previous BRS government waived Rs 124 crore in farm loans over five years, whereas the Congress government waived Rs 263 crore in just three months. Similarly, in Gajwel represented by former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the BRS government waived Rs 104.3 crore, while the Congress government cleared Rs 237.33 crore. In Siddipet represented by BRS leader T. Harish Rao, the Congress government waived Rs 177.91 crore, compared to Rs 96.62 crore waived by the BRS government. A similar trend was observed in Sircilla represented by K.T. Rama Rao, where the Congress waived Rs 175.84 crore, while the BRS had only waived Rs 101.76 crore.
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