Congress Party Number one villain of Telangana State-CM KCR : Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

Congress Party Number one villain of

Telangana State-CM KCR

Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that, the Congress party which filed as many as 196 cases in various forums, since the formation of the state, with the malicious intention of obstructing Telangana development is the “Number one villain of Telangana State”.

KCR addressed a media conference at Pragathi Bhavan on Wednesday, the 2^nd August 2017, where he compared the Congress to a devil that had engulfed Telangana. He said that Pandit Nehru, during his tenure as PM, had merged Telangana with Andhra, against the wishes of the people of Telangana and the recommendations of the Fasal Ali Commission. 

KCR said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had scrapped the Mulki Rules which would protect the jobs of the people of Telangana, and was instrumental for firing hundreds of students who were fighting for Telangana and for formation of a separate state.

The CM also accused the UPA government of delaying the formation of Telangana, thus causing hundreds of people to commit suicide. “The UPA did not create Telangana state out of love and affection for people of Telangana. It did so out of compulsion, and to gain political mileage ahead of the 2014 elections. KCR reiterated that the Congress approved the formation of Telangana only at the eleventh hour left with no other alternative. Out of anger and frustration, it is now attempting to obstruct development of Telangana by creating hurdles to every scheme and program undertaken by the government,” he said.

The CM said that members of the Congress party waited for the government to issue orders, and within hours of the release of a GO, they would file a PIL or a case in the High Court or the Supreme Court or in some forum or other. “They are not leaving even tribunals like NGT to stop development of projects in Hyderabad or construction of Bhadradri, Yadadri thermal power stations. They don't want us to give people drinking water, water for irrigation, electricity, flyovers, and roads. Is this a national party? They are obstructing all development programmes to serve their selfish political interests. They fear that they will vanish from Telangana if these programmes are successfully implemented,” he said. The CM has asked the Congress to “stop this nuisance and nonsense”.

KCR said that he had accused them of obstructing the development of Telangana in 2001 when the TRS was formed and he still stands by his statement. He said no Congress leader had played an active role in statehood movement and after Telangana became a reality they just dreamt of coming to power. But they were shocked after watching the results of 2014 elections. Instead of participating in the development process, they are now creating obstacles by filing cases, he alleged.

Expressing his ire over the Congress, the Chief Minister called them as “third rated parties” and said that he would take up a statewide tour soon and expose the Congress misdeeds. He said disgruntled ‘Telangana Congress leaders filed 164 cases against irrigation projects and another 32 cases on other schemes, including Mission Bhagiratha, Yadadri and Bhadradri power projects, dependent jobs in Singareni Collieries Company limited, regularisation of contract employees in different departments, including Energy sector and Telangana State Public Service Commission.

During his two-hour long press conference, he appealed to the opposition saying, “Let us not become a curse for our own state.” KCR said the Congress leaders stooped to all-time low for narrow political gains. He wondered why the opposition leaders approached courts against the developmental programmes, which are aimed to transform the state into Golden Telangana.

The Congress has been facing leadership crisis and is looking for a ‘Bahubali’ to come to its rescue. Since it was a national party, the Congress and its leaders should have maintained dignity. People gave befitting lesson to Congress in all bye-elections, including Warangal Lok Sabha seat, GHMC and Palair assembly. The opposition party’s nervousness to stall the development would invite people’s wrath in the next elections also, he said.

Taking a broadside at Congress for the increased drug and pub culture during its regime in the united Andhra Pradesh, KCR said the government was committed to nip the menace of drug abuse at the initial stage. The government already succeeded in curbing ID liquor (gudumba) and online gambling, he said.

Taking pot shots at Congress for creating a hue and cry over the Nerella incident, the Chief Minister said the opposition tried to project the issue as an attack on Dalits. Police have acted against some persons who were involved in the incident and few of them happen to be from Dalit families. It was not intentional.

Thanking the High Court for dismissing the PIL against the regularisation of contract workers in Energy department, the Chief Minister said that the government was only absorbing the employees in the government and their services are not regularized. He said the government would pay Rs 1,000 more than what the court had recommended to be paid to them. This would put Rs 25 crore burden on the state exchequer.

KCR said that all the departments were already instructed to prepare the list of contract employees and study the possibility of regularisation of their services. The government is planning to increase their salaries on par with regular employees if the regularisation of their service is not possible.