Farmers burn Warangal manifesto promises in protest; Women workers joined the demonstration
Peddagudem, Telangana: Expressing their dissatisfaction over the unfulfilled promises made under the Warangal Declaration, farmers and women agricultural workers protested in Peddagudem village. He expressed anger over the failure of the state government to fulfill its commitments to farmers and demanded immediate action.
As part of their protest, farmers burnt copies of the Warangal Declaration Guarantee documents during the Bhogimantal ritual, symbolizing their frustration. Women workers engaged in plantation activities in the village joined the protest accusing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of reneging on assurances. He said that during the election campaign, he was misled with promises of financial assistance, but has since been disappointed.
Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leaders supported the protests and condemned the government, calling it “broken promises”. Gattu Yadav, a prominent BRS leader, criticized the Congress government, saying:
“The government has failed to fulfill its six guarantees and countless assurances. The promise of waiving off farmers’ loans remains incomplete and only a fraction of the required funds have been allocated. Additionally, the assurance of ₹15,000 per acre has now been reduced to ₹12,000, leaving farmers in distress.”
The protesters demanded the immediate release of ₹17,500 per acre, including ₹7,500 already withheld, and the promise of an additional ₹2,500 as an increase. He also called for clarity on compensation for tenant farmers and agricultural labourers, which is being delayed.
The protest saw the participation of several local leaders including P. Kurumurthy Yadav, MARCU Fed director Vijay Kumar and others. He reiterated the BRS party’s commitment to fight for farmers’ rights until all promises are fulfilled, including the pending ₹26,000 crore for farmer insurance.
Signaling growing unrest in the agriculture sector over unfulfilled promises, farmers warned of intense protests if the government fails to act by January 26.
