Uttam Kumar fired on CM KCR

Hyderabad, January 31: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had made some outstanding comments on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao here on Monday.

He angered that the KCR has not honored the assurances given by him to farmers on the floor of Legislative Assembly. He said all assurances to agriculture sector given by the Chief Minister have remained a non-starter. He also questioned KCR for his continued support to demonetization which has badly hit agriculture sector.

Speaking to media persons in his constituency Huzur Nagar on Monday, Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed vital thoughts over KCR still supporting the demonisation decision despite official statistics giving the clear indication that the move has completely reduced the flow of funds to the agriculture sector.

He said despite a good monsoon, the total sown area in the State was 25% below normal. "The decrease in sown area in Rabi season was the direct result of demonetization. The farmers, especially those who grow Soya, pulses, and maize, did not get the proper support price in the market in the Kharif seasons. This time, even the private money lenders were unable to give loans due to currency crunch. A combination of various factors that emanated due to demonetization has badly hit the Rabi crop," he said.