Will BRS quit politics if Congress continues free power for agriculture: Revanth throws challenge to BRS
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy challenged the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to withdraw from politics if the Congress continues providing free electricity to farmers. He emphasized the Congress government's commitment to quality power supply and criticized the BRS for using farmers for political gain. Additionally, he addressed issues related to paddy procurement and inter-state water disputes, highlighting the need for better support from the Centre.
- ▪Revanth Reddy challenged BRS to quit politics if Congress continues free power for farmers.
- ▪He claimed that the Congress government is committed to providing quality power and will purchase all paddy produced by Telangana farmers.
- ▪Reddy criticized the BJP's procurement efforts and expressed disappointment over the lack of support for Telangana's water projects.
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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy challenged the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to withdraw from electoral politics if the Congress government continues free electricity to farmers without installing meters on agricultural pump sets.In a strong counter attack against the BRS over the proposed Farmer Discom, he said, “If we install meters on agricultural motors or discontinue free power to farmers, we will not contest elections. But if continue free power, will the BRS quit electoral politics?”In an informal chat with reporters here, the Chief Minister claimed that BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao was attempting to use farmers as a political shield to revive his party’s fortunes.
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