Cyclone Arnab may have weakened after crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast, but its political fallout is intensifying, with YSRCP president and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launching a sharp attack on Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led government over alleged delays in farmer relief.
Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that the Andhra government was focusing more on publicity than providing assistance to Cyclone Arnab-hit farmers.
Addressing regional coordinators and district presidents through a video conference on Thursday, YS Jagan alleged that the TDP led NDA government was focusing more on publicity than providing assistance to cyclone-hit farmers. He questioned the Chief Minister’s dependency on Real Time Governance System (RTGS) reviews, asking how genuine crop losses could be assessed without officials visiting affected fields. “Nearly Rs. Meanwhile, government assessments have also indicated extensive damage.
60,000 over three years under Annadata Sukhibhava but has paid only Rs. 19,000, leaving Rs. 41,000 pending. Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu reported preliminary crop losses across approximately 3.51 lakh hectares and sought financial assistance from the Centre.
“Farmers have suffered devastating losses due to Cyclone Arnab, but the government has failed to provide timely relief and is concentrating on publicity.” he said. 600 crore in input subsidy from Cyclone Montha remains pending.” and added that “The government promised Rs.
