In a shocking report, it was revealed that over 230 farmers of Telangana state have committed suicides ever since the country’s newest state was formed four months ago. According to the simple calculation, at least three suicides are being reported every day. The farmers are being let down by the failure of crops due to lack of rainfall, power supply and delay in implementing the crop loan waiver scheme. The farming community is holding the inefficiency of the new government led by TRS which formerly headed the separate state agitation as the reason of these suicides.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s home district Medak have seen over 30 farmers committing suicides mostly from Gajwel, Dubbaka and Siddipet. While government is failing to take any steps to stop the suicides they are trying to dilute the issue by under reporting the number of suicides according to the government figures. The Chief Minister is expected to tour the state after the budget session of the Assembly to instill confidence in farmers and also to take in to the people that the failures of previous governments responsible for the plight of the state.
