YSR Congress party president and leader of opposition in AP Assembly YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced to take up a three-day dharna programme at village level across the state of Andhra Pradesh fromJuly 24 to mount pressure on the TDP government to implement its poll promise and ensure that fresh loans are given forthwith. He accused chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu making false statements on complete farm loan waiver as promised during polls.
“I appeal to all political parties, including BJP, to join the three-day dharna programme “Narakasura Vadha” to be carried out by the farmers and women groups along with YSRCP to bring pressure on the TDP government to fulfill its poll promise of total waiver of agriculture and DWACRA loans and address to the financial implications arising out of its unfulfilled promise,” he told reporters here today.
He said that effigies of the TDP President would be burnt at all villages in 13 districts as Chandrababu Naidu is going back on his election promises and is trying to dilute the loan waiver by imposing strictures and downsizing the quantum which clearly shows that his pre-election words do not match with the deeds after assuming power.
He lamented that the farmers and women groups are deceived by Naidu’s false promises as they have to shell down money and repay old loans to get fresh ones failing which they have to pay an interest of around 12 % as defaulters against the regulation 3 % interest, he said.
Reddy recalled that Chandrababu Naidu had chaired the 184th State Level Bankers Conference (SLBC) held on June 30, which has clearly mentioned in its report that the State has total agriculture loans of Rs 87, 612 crores and DWACRA loans is Rs 14,204 crores aggregating to Rs 1.01,816 crores. The Committee has also said that farmers are reluctant to repay the loans in anticipation of loan waiver.
He lamtned that the Chief Minister has slashed the figure to Rs 35,000 crores which amounts to downsizing it by 37 % and we are protesting against this gross injustice.
Jaganmohan Reddy recalled that in the letter given to the Election Commission the TDP President has categorically said that “the financial implications of the election promise (of loan waiver) were taken care of. ‘This apart he has intensified the campaign by distributing pamphlets and giving ads in the media that all agriculture and DWACRA loans would be waived and the scheme is feasible. He made this point very loud and clear in all the election meetings he has addressed.
