TDP, YSR Parties lock horns over crop loans issue

Evidently, YSR Congress party has been trying to gain some political mileage out of crop loans waiver issue. Earlier, it has tried to attract farmers by staging dharnas at mandal headquarters, but quite disappointed to see the poor response from the farmers. So, next it tried to politicize land acquisition issue, but there also it is disappointed. Now, it is gearing-up to conducts statewide dharnas at district collectorate offices on December 5th. Party president Jagan Mohan Reddy will take part in maha-dharna to be conducted at Vizag collector’s office on the same day. YSR party is staging dharnas demanding the state government to implement its election promises, including crops loans waiver. So, ruling TDP and YSR party leaders are crossing swords on this issue.

Perni Nani, the official spokesperson of YSR party in a press meet held at party office in Hyderabad said, “Ruling TDP government appeared to be scared with our party president Jagan Mohan Reddy’s announcement of staging dharnas on December 5th. That is why CM Chandrababu Naidu is making an announcement on crop loans issue one day before to our dharnas. We will continue our fight on behalf of people till the state government implements all its elections promises.”

State Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara rao gave a fitting reply to YSR party allegations. He said “It appears YSR party doesn’t want the state government to waive off the crop loans as it may help TDP to emerge stronger in the state. Whether it likes or dislikes, our government is committed to implement all the elections promises including crop loans waiver. So, I suggest YSR party to conduct dharnas in Idupulapaya.”