Hyderabad: YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would undertake a two-day protest on June 5 and 6 against the alleged apathy of TDP government in Andhra Pradesh towards farmers and its failures on various fronts.
"TDP has no moral right to celebrate 'Vijaya Yatra' (victory procession) for completing one year in office as the term is littered with failure on all fronts. The party has evaded all the poll promises making a mockery of election manifesto," YSRCP leader Ummareddy Venkateswarlu and party's Farmers' Cell Convener MVS Nagi Reddy told reporters here today.
"To highlight the failures of the TDP Government during the one year, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will undertake two-day protest at a venue which will be in between Vijayawada and Guntur on June 5 and 6, while his 'Rythu Bharosa Yatra' (yatra to give confidence to farmers) will continue from Ananthapuram on May 11," they said.
Instead of 'Vijaya Yatra', the TDP should observe 'Vyphalya (failure) Yatra' and it owes an explanation for going back on all the poll promises, more so the failure to waive all agriculture loans, they alleged.
"Our party president during the two-day 'deeksha' (protest) will give a blow-by-blow account with full details and data as to how Chandrababu Naidu has fooled farmers and other sections of the people during and after the elections besides exposing his tall claims which lack feasibility. How the women groups, students, youth and employees are cheated will be revealed once again with full details," they said.
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had earlier observed a two-day protest on March 31 and April 1 at Tanuku.
"The second phase of Rythu Bharosa Yatra will be held from May 11 to 18 and will begin at Ananthapuram. Farmers are at the receiving end and the eleven months of TDP rule is reminder of the nine year rule of drought and disaster of Chandrababu Naidu's earlier term," they said.
The farmers are not getting MSP and are forced to sell the products at less than the MSP, the input costs have gone up manifold and input subsidy was not forthcoming, the YSRC leaders charged and added, "On the irrigation front, funds are not allocated to the projects that are nearing completion while priority is being given to Pattiseema project which hampers the existence of Polavaram project."
