Union Minister of Coal and Mines and Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy has launched a helpline for farmers, to address the complaints relating to farm loan waiver in the state.

Addressing a media conference at party office in Hyderabad last evening, he announced helpline number 8886 100 097 under the aegis of BJP Kisan Morcha to stand by the farmers and asked the farmers to call the number for help.

Mr. Reddy said, the BJP will collect the details of the farmers who did not get loan waivers, and learn the problems of the farmers at Rachabanda programmes in villages.

He assured that the party will stand by the farmers in the state. He alleged that the Loan Waiver Scheme for farmers of the State Government is not being implemented completely.

Mr Reddy also demanded the State government to release a white paper on the loan waiver scheme and made it clear that the BJP will fight for the sake of farmers.