ANDHRA MINISTER CALLS FARMERS ‘LAZY FELLOWS’, LATER SAYS SORRY

Minister of Andhra Pradesh Ch. Sri Ranganatha Raju has stirred a new controversy through his unwarranted remarks. His comment that paddy cultivation has become a lazy fellows’ profession has greatly embarrassed the ruling party. His idea is that the farmers grow paddy crops without doing any hard work.

But, the farmers’ associations and the TDP are not very pleased with his remarks. They have asked the YCP leaders to stop making such comments and introspect over how the State has fallen in doldrums because of their all round corrupt and mafia activities. ‘Undoubtedly, Minister Sri Ranganatha Raju should have used a better language to describe his actual opinion about paddy cultivation. If he thinks paddy requires lesser labour or effort, he should have said the same without hurting the sentiments of the farmers as a whole’, they said.

Now, the rivals are suggesting that the Minister should tell the farmers how paddy or any other crop could be cultivated without giving their sweat and blood. The opposition is even demanding the Minister to take back his comments and tender an unconditional apology to the farmers as a whole.

Due to the controversy and anger of farmers , the minister tendered apology for hurting the sentiments of farmers by saying he himself is a son of a farmer.