Hyderabad, May 6 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao, on Wednesday, May 6, alleged that over 1,000 farmers have died by suicide in the past 2.5 years under the Congress regime in Telangana and demanded compensation of Rs 10 lakh for each of their families.

Speaking at the Farmers' Struggle Conference in Warangal, KTR demanded that the 34 promises that Congress made to the farmers in its 'Warangal Rythu Declaration' be implemented immediately, along with the clearance of 'Rythu Bharosa' crop input financial assistance to farmers which was left pending for 3 crop seasons since Congress came to power.

He demanded the government to procure all Rabi 2025-26 crops including maize, paddy, jowar, cotton and chickpea wi...