Release 1,000 Cr from NCF: BJP to PM

Senior l Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bandaru Dattatreya on Wednesday demanded that the Central government immediately release Rs 1,000 crore as relief to bail out rain-affected farmers in the state.

Talking to media persons, the senior BJP leader said that the farmers in the state were in fix with the announcement of meager package by the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

“The financial package announced by state government is not sufficient to continue in the agriculture field and throw them into debt trap and forced to commit suicides,” he pointed out.

Taking a serious nature of crisis in the state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should immediately announce a Rs 1,000 crore financial package from National Contingency Fund to help the distressed farmers.

“Unable to bear the crop loss suffered in the floods, 95 farmers have committed suicide in the state so far,” he pointed out.

Reacting on the Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s deteriorating health condition, who is continuing his fast on the sixth day at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Mr Dattatreya said the government should give up its adamant stand and announce remunerative package for the benefit of farmers.