Bharat Rashtra Samithi President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday called for sweeping changes in India’s water policy and approach to the welfare of the people, particularly farmers, saying the country had lost focus due to the lack of will power of successive governments at the Centre.
Speaking at the BRS public meeting in Aurangabad, he emphasized how China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore had surged ahead of India. Even after 75 years of independence, Maharashtra people were still waiting for drinking water and power.
They were not demanding gold, the moon, or the stars, but only drinking water, he said, pointing out that farmers were committing suicide, all this when many rivers like Godavari, Krishna, Bheema and others flow through the State.
“Parivartan zaroori hai. Jab tak hum parivarthith nahi hote, hamare kismet nahi badalne wale hai,” (Change is necessary. Our fate won’t change till we ourselves change) he said.
“We have done it in Hyderabad. The same water that rich people in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills drink is the same that reaches the Gond tribal in Adilabad district. This is possible in Maharashtra too,” he said, promising “har acre mein pani” just like in Telangana.
All of this, including 24×7 power supply, was possible because the country had abundant coal reserves, he said, adding that he was willing to resign as Chief Minister if anyone could prove him wrong.
He stated that there had been no planning for the country since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru and that the country was now suffering as a result of successive governments’ inefficiency.
The Centre was now hellbent on privatizing PSUs and handing over power plants to private companies, the Chief Minister said, who added that if privatization was their agenda, the BRS agenda was nationalization.
Chandrashekhar Rao questioned why farmers land records were not being digitized., mocking Modi’s lofty claims about a digital India and Made in India.
“We have done it in Telangana. Land registration exercise is now completed in just 15 minutes and title deeds are handed over immediately. Why cannot this happen in Maharashtra?” he asked.
He stated that the thalati system was abolished in Telangana and that financial assistance of Rs.10,000 per acre was deposited directly into the farmer’s bank account under the Rythu Bandhu scheme. The insurance of Rs.5 lakh was deposited in the nominee’s account in eight days, as was the case with Rythu Bima. He stated that the farmer did not have to beg agents for paddy procurement.
Explaining the Dalit Bandhu scheme, he asked why, if Telangana could implement it, why couldn’t the Maharashtra government do the same in the land where the Father of the Constitution of India was born.
“Maharashtra mein dhan ki kami nahi hai, mann ki kami hai,” he said, stressing on the need for the government’s will power to change the situation.
He emphasized the need for India to change in order to achieve welfare and development, saying the BRS would serve as a change agent and sought the support of intellectuals and youth in this endeavor.
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