More than 250 farmers committed suicide since the Telangana Rashtra Samithi came into power in June this year.
On an average, at least three farmers are ending their lives and in the last three days, the number of suicides has gone up by six to seven per day.
These are the statistics provided by the Telangana Congress leaders in their report submitted to Governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
They sought his intervention to help the farmers who are in distress and stop rising suicides.
The Telangana Congress leaders comprising Leader of the Opposition K Jana Reddy, TPCC President Ponnala Lakshamaiah, legislators DK Aruna, Dr J Geetha Reddy, Mohammed Ali Shabbir and others complained to the Governor that the TRS government had miserably failed to prevent farmers’ suicides.
Ponnala told media later that the negligence of TRS Government was solely responsible for the pathetic condition of farmers.
"It is pathetic that neither the Chief Minister nor his cabinet colleagues are willing to even acknowledge the miserable deaths of farmers and console their families. The government totally failed to give any assurance and confidence to the farmers that they would be rescued," he said.
