Rythu Bandhu stopped, Rahul Bandhu launched in Telangana, says KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Monday targeted the Congress government over its failure to implement key election promises while diverting funds to large projects and publicity programmes. Pointing out that the Congress government did not release Rythu Bandhu assistance even as the ongoing Yasangi (Rabi) season was coming to an end, he said the government had however introduced a new scheme called “Rahul Bandhu”, aimed at diverting funds intended for farmers to the party’s high command in New Delhi.

“When Revanth Reddy was TPCC president, he demanded that the Rythu Bandhu assistance should be provided even for the third crop. But



after coming to power, he has not released funds even as the season is coming to an end. Rythu Bandhu is gone and Rahul Bandhu has begun,” he said.

Speaking at a felicitation programme organised for newly elected councillors and also to induct several sarpanches, ward members and leaders from various political parties and people’s organisations into the BRS in Sircilla here, Rama Rao said Revanth Reddy, who promised to enhance Rythu Bandhu assistance, had already defaulted on payments multiple times. He reminded that Revanth Reddy, who promised to disburse Rythu Bandhu assistance after municipal elections, was yet to release funds.