Social media tweet war is going on between AP Congress Chief YS Sharmila and Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Achchennaidu over seed shortage. Both the leaders are countering each other.
YS Sharmila recently made a tweet questioning the shortage of seeds in the state. She tweeted that before being happy that irrigation water has come under Sagar righ canal ayacut, Agriculture Department’s negligence has become a curse for 4 lakh farmers.
Sharmila said that the TDP coalition government has failed to make the seeds available. He said that even women are standing in queues in the rain for seeds. Sharmila demanded that the coalition government, which claims to be biased towards farmers, should stop the black market and make the seeds available to the farmers.
On the other hand, Minister Achchennaidu countered YS Sharmila’s tweet. He tweeted that there is no shortage of seeds anywhere in the state. The alliance government is committed for the benefit of farmers. Saying that in a state which is taking steps towards welfare from the crisis, he asserted that farmers should not be subjected to unnecessary fear. This is not her brother’s government, he said.
However, YS Sharmila made fun of the explanation given by Achchennaidu and said that the Minister of Agriculture has given an absurd explanation on the shortage of seeds. She asked whether the farmers under the Sagar right canal can say that there is no shortage of seeds?
In Palnadu district, she asked do you not see the hardships of the farmers at the counters? Also, YS Sharmila criticized that if they ask questions about the farmers, they do not have the guts to answer. Sharmila said that people elected the present government as the YCP government was not concerned about the welfare of the farmers. But, she deplored that an alliance with the BJP which opposes the farmers has come to power and kept the farmers in the rain.