BRS takes farmers’ fight to the streets
On September 3, the second day of its planned week-long campaign, BRS held farmer meetings, rallies and land protests across several Telangana districts. The Congress government’s numbers answer some charges; its silence on the protest itself answers none.
The campaign’s questions are on the streets; the government’s response remains largely on paper.
The BRS held farmer meetings, rallies, road blockades and land-related protests in several Telangana districts on September 3, the second day of its planned week-long campaign. The programme included protests over agriculture, irrigation, power, urea, Rythu Bharosa, Rythu Bima and lands placed on the 22A prohibited list. A separate report also recorded conferences, bullock-cart demonstrations and Vanta Varpu programmes. [1][2]
The party’s claims need separating from the record. The Telangana government says it waived ₹20,677 crore in agricultural loans for 25.35 lakh farmers and released ₹2,482.02 crore in the first phase of Rythu Bharosa to 41.37 lakh farmers. The official 2024 loan-waiver scheme covers eligible short-term crop loans up to ₹2 lakh, subject to conditions. So “not implemented” is not a description the available record can carry. The unresolved questions are how many eligible farmers remain unpaid, how many grievances are pending and how much was credited by September 3. [3][4]
Urea shortages were a documented state concern in July 2025, when Telangana told the Union government that only 29,000 metric tonnes had arrived against a scheduled July supply of 1.60 lakh tonnes. That does not establish the scale of any shortage during these protests. Procurement figures also vary between official releases, from 62 lakh metric tonnes with a target of 75 lakh to a later reported 80 lakh metric tonnes. Dates and seasons need reconciling before anyone declares either side victorious. [5][6][7]
The Congress government has not publicly answered the September 3 mobilisation in the material reviewed. In Miryalaguda, police denied permission for a rally on traffic and law-and-order grounds, while BRS leaders said they would proceed. The farmers’ questions are now on the streets; the government’s ledger is still doing most of the talking.