Govt. victimising ryots to target BRS, alleges Srinivas Goud
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has accused the Telangana government of intentionally withholding irrigation water from the Godavari river to target the opposition party. Former minister V. Srinivas Goud claims that farmers are suffering due to political vendetta during a period of deficient rainfall.
Why it matters
The dispute illustrates the intersection of water resource management and political rivalry in Indian state governance.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has accused the Congress government of discriminating against the farming community by denying water available in the Godavari river at Medigadda to serve its political interests and out of vengeance against BRS, though El Nino conditions were affecting the kharif cultivation badly.
Farmers were forced to buy water supplied through tankers to protect their paddy nurseries, while other major crops such as cotton were either wilting or withering in different parts - as 30 out of 33 district had recorded deficient to large deficient rainfall so far this season, former minister V. Srinivas Goud said here on Friday, addressing a press conference.
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