Hyderabad, June 18 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T Jeevan Reddy on Thursday, June 18, accused the Telangana government of neglecting farmers, alleging that delays in releasing crop insurance premiums had deprived the families of 7,600 deceased farmers of their rightful claims.

Addressing reporters, Reddy also took aim at the state government for what he called recycling welfare schemes originally launched during the BRS tenure. "If you keep refurbishing old schemes, the people will remove you from power," he said.

On paddy bonus

Reddy criticised the state government's decision to restrict a Rs 500 per quintal bonus to farmers cultivating only seven select paddy varieties, saying the move would hurt rather than help the farming...