Hyderabad, March 7 -- In a bid to pressurise the state government to release the Rythu Bharosa input assistance and Rs 500 bonus for growing fine-grain paddy to the farmers, the Adilabad unit of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) began a signature campaign on Saturday, March 7.

Former minister Jogu Ramanna began the campaign at Ankoli village of Adilabad rural mandal, with the signatures to be sent to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

Speaking on the occasion, Ramanna found fault with the Chief Minister "mocking" the farmers' welfare scheme, and sought an apology from him.

He was apparently referring to Revanth Reddy's statements in and outside the Assembly that Rythu Bharosa (previously Rythu Bandhu) used to be paid for barren a...