BRS flays govt. for booking cases against farmers of Jurala ayacut
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has condemned the state government for filing criminal cases against farmers who protested for water release from the Jurala project. Opposition leaders claim the government failed to manage irrigation resources effectively and is now suppressing dissent.
Why it matters
This reflects the intense political conflict over water rights and agricultural management in Telangana, impacting farmer livelihoods.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has criticised the State government for registering cases against farmers who demanded the release of water from the Jurala project to save their standing crops, alleging that irrigation engineers lodged the complaints at the behest of ruling party leaders.
Deputy Floor Leader of the party in the Assembly T. Harish Rao said on Thursday that it had become a regular practice for the Revanth Reddy government to register cases against farmers and take them to police stations hand-cuffed. It was due to government failure that the farmers were not in a position to get water for irrigation to save their standing crops, he remarked.
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