Harish Rao Lashes Out at Centre
Sangareddy: Finance Minister T Harish Rao lashed out at the BJP-led union government for not announcing any flood relief to Telangana though the State was hit by heavy rains.
Addressing the gathering after laying a foundation for Rs 50 crore works in Sangareddy Municipality here on Tuesday, the Minister said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has personally visited the flood-affected areas and announced the Rs 10,000 cash, 20KGs rice, 5KGs red gram as immediate relief to each family affected by floods. While our Chief Minister was visiting the flood-affected areas, Rao said, the Congress and BJP party leaders were criticising the State government sitting safely at their homes.
Accusing the Centre of giving funds to all the flood-affected States as an immediate measure, the Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not made any announcement for support to Telangana as the river Godavari had got one of the worst floods ever in history.
Objecting to the recent statement of the Prime Minister on free welfare schemes to the poor, Rao accused the Centre of denying welfare schemes to the poor and waving off lakhs of crores of rupees to corporates.
Literally, he said, the BJP government was cheating and looting the poor, just to benefit the rich. The Minister demanded Modi come up with what kind of welfare schemes the union government wanted to see the States discontinue.
However, Rao said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was very much committed to continuing all the welfare schemes since they wanted to uplift the poor.
In a chit-chat with the reporters later, Harish Rao said that the Centre was conspiring to stop the release of MNREGS funds to the Telangana government as they did to West Bengal. Though Telangana had got the best State award five out of seven years for effectively implementing MNREGS, Rao said that the Centre had deputed many teams to check the accuracy of MNREGS implementation this year.
Next Story:
-
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Is Another Surgical Strike Inevitable?
![Pahalgam Terror Attack: Is Another Surgical Strike Inevitable?]()
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, there is doubt in neighboring Pakistan that India will take retaliatory measures. As part of this, it seems that Pakistan is evacuating terrorist camps in PoK.
-
Petition In Supreme Court On Pahalgam Attack
![Petition In Supreme Court On Pahalgam Attack]()
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Supreme Court lawyer Vishal Tiwari has filed a petition seeking an order to the Center to increase security in hilly areas.
-
Government Identifies Irregularities In CMRF
![Government Identifies Irregularities In CMRF]()
The Telangana government has identified irregularities in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. With this, it immediately issued key orders to the medical department.
-
AP CM Chandrababu Condoles Deaths Of Terrorists Attack
![AP CM Chandrababu Condoles Deaths Of Terrorists Attack]()
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu naidu has expressed his condolences to AP Telugu community members JS Chandramouli and Madhusudhan, who lost their lives in the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.
-
PM Modi: Stage Set For Eradication Of Terrorists
![PM Modi: Stage Set For Eradication Of Terrorists]()
The Center is preparing the stage (India Action Plan Against Terror) to eliminate terrorists. Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are holding a series of meetings in Delhi. National Security Advisor Ajit Doyal briefed the Prime Minister on the situation in kashmir. Defence minister Rajnath Singh met with the three service chiefs in…
Now you can get latest stories from Indtoday on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. Click to follow Indtoday Facebook page and Twitter and on Instagram. For all the latest Hyderabad News updates
