Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao called upon people to give a “holiday” to the Congress govt in Telangana , accusing it of failing to fulfil its election promises while prioritising the proposed Musi riverfront development project estimated at ₹1.5 lakh crore.
“The Congress had effectively declared a holiday for its 420 promises, six guarantees, crop cultivation, power supply, pay revision for employees and retirement benefits. Claiming that the previous BRS govt had attracted investments worth lakhs of crores of rupees over 10 years without organising such global summits, KTR demanded a white paper on the Congress govt’s foreign visits, memorandums of understanding, actual investments received and jobs created. Farmers are being forced to submit self-declarations stating that they would protect their own crops, despite the Congress having announced a farmers’ declaration before the elections,” he said.
The BRS, he said, would continue to oppose the project and stand by the affected families. Accusing the Revanth Reddy govt of failing to address the agrarian crisis, KTR said farmers were relying on generators and water tankers to save their crops. KTR said power cuts were affecting industrial activity and alleged that the govt had failed to maintain a reliable electricity supply. “If there is Congress, there is no power; if there is power, there is no Congress,” he remarked.
He also alleged that people affected by the project were not given sufficient opportunities to express their views during public hearings. He also alleged that the state’s IT employment figures had declined under the Congress govt and called for the publication of detailed figures to substantiate the govt’s claims on investment and employment.