Telangana witnessed robust growth during Congress rule: CM Revanth
says Congress will rule State for 10 years until 2034; responsibility of developing city is on the party, asserted that Congress should win Jh polls
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that Telangana witnessed a robust growth during the Congress regime in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh and in the People's Government since 2023 in the separate state of Telangana.
Addressing the Meet the Press programme at a hotel here on Sunday, the Chief Minister criticised the previous BRS government for neglecting Telangana development and dumped the state in all sectors.
"Congress leader Sonia Gandhi fulfilled the promise of statehood for Telangana despite the party faced many political hurdles. Congress led UPA and UPA -2 worked for the welfare of farmers. It was YS Rajasekhara Reddy government which provided free power to farmers and signed the first file on waiving electricity dues of Rs1,300 crore. Former PM Manmohan Singh implemented a loan waiver of Rs73,000 and also MSP to benefit the farmers," he said.
Stating that Congress will rule the Telangana State for 10 years until 2034, Revanth Reddy said the responsibility of developing the city is on us and asserted that Congress should win Jubilee Hills by election for more development of the city.
The Chief Minister also narrated about development during the Congress regimes mainly the establishment of Hyderabad as an IT and knowledge city, global company centres, Hyderabad as the centre of 40 per cent of the bulk drugs supplier, 1 Billion US dollar Investment by Eli Lilly, American Airlines, McDonalds and set up of 70 per cent of the world's Fortune 500 companies’s GCCs in Hyderabad.
The Chief Minister also listed out other schemes mainly Jalayagnam under which Kalvakurthi, Bima, Nettempadu, RDS, Indira Sagar, SLBC, Pranahita Chevella project, SSRP, Mid Manair, Sripada Yellampally etc.
Coming down heavily on the previous BRS government, Revanth Reddy said that KCR ruined the Telangana State during his 10 year rule.
"Let us compare the ten-year rule of the then Congress and the 10 year KCR rule. Telangana economy was Rs60,000 crore surplus when KCR took the reigns. The BRS ruler handed over Rs8.11 lakh crore debts to the Congress government which was unable to pay salaries due to the financial crisis. The big structures like Command Control, Secretariat, and Pragathi Bhavan did not generate even a single job. KCR spent Rs one lakh crore on Kaleshwaram but not a single acre was irrigated. On Irrigation alone, the BRS government spent Rs1.85 lakh crore without any use.Telangana stood number one in Paddy production with 2.85 lakh crore tonnes in the country without Kaleshwaram, the previous government also destroyed universities by not appointing Vice Chancellors and closed 5000 schools. The last government failed to construct a new Osmania hospital and TIMS, he charged.
Continuing the tirade against the previous BRS rule, Revanth Reddy said that KCR was pretending like blind eyed Dtrutarashtra. What was the use of changing the direction in the name of Vastu for someone whose destiny is not right? KTR had not done justice to his own sister and instead made big statements on his commitment to the well being of M Sunitha and family members. KCR is staying in the fame house unable to control power monger KTR, he pointed out.
The Chief Minister also castigated Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for not supporting the Telangana development. Kishan Reddy is playing the “Gujarat Gulam" role and obstructing the Telangana from growing fast and competing with other states in the country.
