Hyderabad, Jan 5 (Reporter) The main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday called for statewide protests on Monday against the Congress government’s betrayal of Telangana’s farmers by reducing the Rythu Bharosa assistance from the promised Rs.15,000 to Rs 12,000 per acre per annum. Demonstrations will be organised in all district, Mandal, and constituency headquarters in solidarity with the farming community, said BRS working President K T Rama Rao in a press conference at Telangana Bhavan here. Instead of delivering its election promise to provide Rs.15,000 per acre under the Rythu Bharosa scheme, the Congress government reduced the amount to Rs.12,000, he said adding “Farmers will not tolerate such betrayal.” He criticized Congress for its lack of clarity on providing assistance to horticulture and other crop farmers under the Rythu Bharosa scheme, as well as depriving government employees and other taxpayers of benefiting from the scheme. KTR said that the Congress had turned Rythu Bharosa into a political tool, using it to secure votes during local body elections. He demanded that both Rahul Gandhi, who had earlier called this a guarantee, not a declaration, and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy should explain why the assistance was reduced, and apologise to the 70 lakh farmers of the state for their failure to keep their promise...////...