Congress blames BJP as ECI puts Rythu Bharosa payout on hold

Now, the ECI has given similar instructions to the A Revanth Reddy dispensation, drawing protests from the Congress.

Related: ECI asks to defer Rythu Bharosa payments until after polls in Telangana

Same issue, different ‘villain’

If the BRS had tried to project the Congress as the villain earlier, now it is the Congress which is trying to show the BJP responsible for the suspension of the crediting of the money into the farmers’ accounts.

Krishna Rao said the complaint to the ECI against crediting of Rythu Bharosa amount to farmers’ accounts exposed the cruel and insensitive BJP. “It was like snatching the food right from the hands of the farmers,” he said.

He said that when the Congress government had made all the arrangements to credit Rythu Bharosa money into the farmers ‘accounts, the BJP put its foot down, knowing well that the farmers would be put to inconvenience.

“The BJP had played the role of Saindhava in epic Mahabharata, in this case,” he said.

He appealed to farmers to see through the BJP’s gameplan and be alert and wise to identify chalk from cheese and vote for Congress candidates.

Krishna Rao said that both BJP and BRS leaders had conspired against the attempts of the government to release the Rythu Bharosa money. The two parties had stooped to the level of harming the interests of the farmers to subserve their electoral interests, he said.

The minister appealed to the ECI to withdraw the order and allow crediting of money to the farmers’ bank accounts, considering their urgent need for capital.

(Edited by Majnu Babu).