Accompanied by his party's MPs, Reddy submitted a memorandum with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here in which he alleged that many farmers had been exposed to difficulties after they believed TDP's electoral promises on crop loan waiver as the party urged them not to repay loans or the interest on the same.
"Many farmers, believing these promises, did not repay the loans and interest, with the result that they all became defaulters and ineligible for fresh loans. As a consequence, their insurance was also not renewed. Now the situation is that they neither have loan waiver nor insurance," he said.
Highlighting the damage caused by Hudhud in the state after its bifurcation earlier this year, Reddy called for liberal financial assistance for Andhra Pradesh so that succour may be provided to the people in distress.
"Fresh crop loans should be granted to all affected farmers, including the tenant farmers. Entire insurance eligibility should be given upfront to all farmers," said Reddy.
Briefing reporters after the meeting with Jaitley, Reddy charged that people in Andhra Pradesh were complaining about the "non-responsiveness of the state government".