Message from Kongar Kalan
TRS Government has made
significant strides since 2014
Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao
Millennium Post, New Delhi (04-09-2018)
The Hans India (04-9-2018)
Chief Minister Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao implicitly and
explicitly conveyed, in more than one way, several facets to everyone, who
attended the mammoth public meeting at Kongar Kalam near Hyderabad on Sunday,
the 2nd September 2018, as well as all those who heard him over
Television sets across the state and country. If the message of early elections
was implicit when he avoided a direct reference to that in his speech, it was
explicit, when he announced that Rajya Sabha Member K Keshav Rao will head the
manifesto committee for the next elections. CM added that welfare schemes would
be included in the election manifesto. It was however anybody’s guess whether
he would prefer a dissolution and go for elections to state assembly earlier
than expected or otherwise. The Chief Minister though was totally non-committal
on calling for early election to the Assembly however said that he would
announce a decision at the right time soon.
The CM in any case made use of the occasion to showcase the nearly 500
development and welfare schemes, through a pamphlet and through his speech,
which included among others, the first of its kind schemes in the country, schemes
that were not promised in the election manifesto as well as schemes mentioned
in the manifesto. Presenting the progress report of the government-the Pragathi
Nivedika-was the theme of the meeting and that was exactly done there successfully.
None of the political parties had any
clue on the outcome except a wild guess. They could not get an inclination
whether CM would announce an early election or not. CM kept them guessing with
fingers crossed and reserved the final decision with him, which could be either
way, keeping his cards close to his chest. When CM made yet another reference
to Mission Bhagiratha Scheme and said that drinking water to every household
would be made available about six months ahead of elections, it is again one
more implicit indication of early elections. In a way CM confirmed early elections
when he said that he fulfilled his commitment of not asking votes unless the scheme
is successfully implanted.
Yet another indication Chief
Minister KCR gave about early elections implicitly was, that, the Council of
Ministers left the final decision to him and added that he will do what is good
for the people of state and the decision will be taken in the coming days.
In yet another clear message,
criticising Congress party, CM said that, the goal of political parties should
be to build better lives for the people of the State and not politicize
everything. CM cited examples of Telangana government’s various schemes and
programs benefiting each and every section of the state. He also indicated that
Congress if voted to power will not be able to do even a miniscule part of what
was done during the last 50 odd months governance of TRS. The best example he
gave was formation of Zones enabling employment opportunities to 95% of locals.
CM asked the gathering, that, if TRS was not in power, would this 95% reservation
in jobs for locals have been possible.
Citing the example of Tamil Nadu
politics CM emphasized the importance and role of regional parties in the
development of state and also in fighting against the so called national
parties. According to him, which again is a message, wherever there are
regional parties it amounts to people having their own political parties to
ensure self-respect of the people of that State. CM compared the Tamil Nadu
scenario with Telangana where TRS took care of its people which conferred its
massive support to government of Telangana under his leadership.
The nearly 30 lakhs crowd in 600 acres of ground that gathered there
amidst incessant cheers and applause heard with apt attention when CM detailed
the development and welfare measures that were initiated and implemented in the
state during the 51 months of TRS governance. When CM mentioned about
uninterrupted power supply, empowering farmers, revive the agriculture sector that
was in distress and despair through Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bhima, revive
hereditary professions, the Mission Kakatiya, rescuing the weaver’s families
that were in awful conditions, strengthening the rural economy by extending due
support to cattle rearing or sheep farming and many such schemes the audience
felt immensely happy acknowledging their understanding of how the government
worked throughout in helping them financially and otherwise.
Responding to the enthusiasm of audience the CM in yet another
clear-cut electioneering kind message called on the people to stand by the TRS Government
to bring back it to power again and again. CM assured of better days ahead for
them in the future promising the TRS government’s preparedness to continue to
work hard for improving the economic standards of the people and share the state’s
wealth with the people. In this regard CM hinted at increasing the pension
amount and providing unemployment allowance.
Assuring the emergence of Bangaru Telangana when the irrigation
projects are completed, when one crore acres are irrigated and when the entire
State turn green with life CM said that the government will increasingly share
this wealth with the people. Here again the message CM gave was, Telangana
today is synonymous with growth and of course this will continue like this, as
long as TRS is in power.
CM also recalled the days of 2001, when, following an abnormal hike in
power tariff by the then Chandrababu Naidu Government impacting farmers and how
he wrote an open letter to the CM demanding withdrawal of the hike
unsuccessfully. CM told the audience how that particular incident triggered the
fight for Telangana and how he fought uncompromisingly until the statehood was
achieved non-violently.
CM shared with the audience how after attaining Telangana State and
even before that too, brainstorming took place on reinventing and reorienting the
State. CM also shared with the audience the problems countered and challenges
faced by the newly formed Telangana State Government on administrative and
financial fronts and how successfully they could overcome them.
The message on the whole is very clear from CM when he finally said
that the government made significant strides in the past four-and-a-half years
and there was more to achieve. And hence the need to bring back TRS to power as
and when elections are held-whether earlier or as scheduled.
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