BJP Kisan Morcha State president Chigurupati Kumaraswamy has mentioned that YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ‘Rythu Paramesha Yatra’ is nothing however a pleasure journey below the guise of farmers’ outreach.
“The farmers of Andhra Pradesh, who’re nonetheless reeling below the impression of Cyclone Montha, really feel deeply damage by Mr. Jagan’s political drama,” Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned on Wednesday. When farmers in Kadapa, Nellore, Guntur, and East Godavari have been in misery after dropping their crops, Mr. Jagan was enjoyable in his palace for 10 days. “Now, he all of a sudden seems with lengthy convoys, blocking roads and inconveniencing the general public within the title of farmers,” he alleged.
Highlighting the “harsh realities” throughout Mr. Jagan’s rule from 2019 to 2024, Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned farmers had confronted cyclones corresponding to Fani, Gulab, Jawad, Nisarga, and Mandous. Mr. Jagan had neither visited the affected areas nor stood by the farmers. “The previous Chief Minister has no ethical proper to discuss farmers. Andhra Pradesh ranked final within the nation in crop insurance coverage funds below the YSRCP authorities,” he alleged.
“Out of ₹3,200 crore launched by the Heart below the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, barely half of it reached the farmers in the course of the YSRCP time period, whereas over 18 lakh insurance coverage claims remained pending,” Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned.
The Kisan Morcha chief challenged Mr. Jagan for an open debate on cyclone losses and insurance coverage claims from 2019–2024. Mr. Jagan ought to cease exploiting farmers’ struggling for political mileage. “The coalition authorities’s actions, not phrases, will show its dedication,” he added.
Printed – November 05, 2025 08:12 pm IST