The BRS accused the Congress government of selectively declaring drought-hit mandals in Telangana. Former Minister V Srinivas Goud sought drought status for erstwhile Mahabubnagar district, crop-loss compensation, advance Rythu Bandhu payments, assistance for agricultural labourers and an official crop-damage assessment. Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Dasoju Sravan Kumar on Wednesday, October 28, accused the Congress government in Telangana of “criminal negligence” in handling the drought in the state..