Farmers' issues in focus as elections are approaching

Farmers problems have got centre stage with every political party started talking much on farmers problems and the welfare measures they have taken for farmers, as elections are fast approaching. 

Some of the organisations planned agitation programmes on the issues.

Prof M. Kodandaram of JAC is also likely to organize Rythu Satyagraha in the Telangana

While BJP is organising Rythu Panpanchayats and Rythu Swarajya Vedika, Rythu Samitis of various organizations will take part in the Rythu Satyagrahas.

The leader of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSPC) Yogendra Yadav is coordinating with the TJAC and rythu families to organise the events to mount the state and central governments for remunerative prices for the crops and bank loans and loan eligibility certificates to the tenant farmers.

Meanwhile, Rythu Samanvaya Committee leaders on behalf the state government have started reeling out the measures being implemented for the welfare of the farmers

According to sources, Rythu Satyagraha are being organised in Suryapet and Kodad on March 16.

The ruling TRS party leaders came out and claimed that it was the only TRS party which is giving 24 hours free power to the farm sector and we're going to implement Rs 4,000 as investment assistance to the farmers.

It is said independent organisation's agitation on farmers issues and Maharashtra farmer's march to Mumbai bridge the political vacuum for which TRS party chief and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao talking much these days and announcing Third Federal Front.

The farmers agitating on their own or led by some independent organisations disappointed some political parties who wanted to raise the same issues by projecting themselves as national leaders and strengthen their base.

Rythu Swarajya Vedika activist Kondal Reddy said it was tenant farmers who were suffering a lot as they were denied all government benefits including bank loans, crop insurance and compensation for crop damage and crop loan waiver and now financial assistance. He said many farmers problems were linked with the Minimum Support Price (MSP).