YSRCP chief Jagan’s farmers’ outreach a political drama, says BJP Kisan Morcha

BJP Kisan Morcha State president Chigurupati Kumaraswamy has said that YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ‘Rythu Paramesha Yatra’ is nothing but a pleasure trip under the guise of farmers’ outreach.

“The farmers of Andhra Pradesh, who are still reeling under the impact of Cyclone Montha, feel deeply hurt by Mr. Jagan’s political drama,” Mr. Kumaraswamy said on Wednesday. When farmers in Kadapa, Nellore, Guntur, and East Godavari were in distress after losing their crops, Mr. Jagan was relaxing in his palace for 10 days. “Now, he suddenly appears with long convoys, blocking roads and inconveniencing the public in the name of farmers,” he alleged.

Highlighting the “harsh realities” during Mr. Jagan’s rule from 2019 to 2024, Mr. Kumaraswamy said farmers had faced cyclones such as Fani, Gulab, Jawad, Nisarga, and Mandous. Mr. Jagan had neither visited the affected areas nor stood by the farmers. “The former Chief Minister has no moral right to speak about farmers. Andhra Pradesh ranked last in the country in crop insurance payments under the YSRCP government,” he alleged.

“Out of ₹3,200 crore released by the Centre under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, barely half of it reached the farmers during the YSRCP term, while over 18 lakh insurance claims remained pending,” Mr. Kumaraswamy said.

The Kisan Morcha leader challenged Mr. Jagan for an open debate on cyclone losses and insurance claims from 2019–2024. Mr. Jagan should stop exploiting farmers’ suffering for political mileage. “The coalition government’s actions, not words, will prove its commitment,” he added.