BJP leader Gudur demands special Rythu Bharosa for El Nino-hit farmers

Senior BJP leader Gudur Narayana Reddy demanded that the Congress government announce a special Rythu Bharosa package for farmers affected by severe drought-like conditions attributed to El Nino, besides immediately clearing all pending Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bharosa dues. He said farmers could not be expected to sacrifice an entire cropping season without adequate financial protection.

Reacting to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s appeal to farmers to skip one crop during the forthcoming Yasangi (Rabi) season to conserve drinking water, Mr. Narayana Reddy questioned how agricultural families would survive without income from cultivation.