Hyderabad, July 16 -- BJP Telangana Kisan Morcha State President Baswa Lakshminarsaiah on Thursday demanded the immediate implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Telangana, alleging that the Congress government had failed to protect farmers facing crop losses due to adverse weather conditions.

Addressing a media conference at the BJP state office in Nampally, he said farmers in Telangana were reeling under a severe crisis, having suffered crop damage from unseasonal rains earlier and now facing uncertainty due to inadequate rainfall.

Lakshminarsaiah said it was the responsibility of the state government to support farmers during such difficult times, but alleged that the Congress government had failed to do so. ...