Reacting to the ECI's withdrawal of the permission for Rythu Bandhu disbursement, she said it was not an election promise but an ongoing one.
Published Nov 27, 2023 | 2:23 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 27, 2023 | 2:23 PM
BRC MLC K Kavitha. (RaoKavitha/Twitter)
Slamming the Congress for lodging a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) requesting it to stop the state government’s proposal to make payment to the beneficiaries under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Monday, 27 November, said dirty politics of the grand old party has once again surfaced.
Reacting to the ECI’s withdrawal of the permission given to the Telangana government for disbursements of financial aid to farmers, she said the scheme was not an election promise but an ongoing one.
“Dirty politics of Congress has once again surfaced. They are delaying the payment of Rythu Bandhu, which is an ongoing payment. It is not an election promise. It is not a new programme that is made for the elections,” she told PTI.
The ECI on Monday withdrew permission given to the Telangana government for disbursements of financial aid to farmers for rabi crops under the Rythu Bandhu scheme after a state minister violated the provisions of the model code by making a public announcement about it.
Kavitha said the Congress time and again has been complaining about this programme under which the BRS government has disbursed ₹72,000 crore benefitting 65 lakh farmers in the past 10 seasons.
The BRS leader said she was requesting the farmers of the state to take note of the situation to realise that the Congress was the enemy which had snatched the payments under Rythu Bandhu and the farm loan waiver.
Under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, farmers in Telangana will get ₹5,000 each per season, with a total of ₹10,000 per acre annually.
The Congress on Sunday requested the Chief Election Commissioner to impose restrictions on the BRS, not to mention the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu amount in their poll campaign.
Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao had made a public announcement about the release of disbursements of rabi instalments. He had reportedly said, “The disbursement will be made on Monday. Even before the farmers complete their breakfast and tea, the amount will be credited into their account.”
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