‘Irrigation projects have become ATMs for govt.’

March 06, 2021 11:15 pm | Updated 11:15 pm IST - NALGONDA

Minister of State, Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy on Saturday said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government was diverting Centre-allotted funds.

He said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre had provided the rightful share to Telangana, built national highways and commenced the fertilizers factory in Ramagundam for farmers, and had also been supportive of Rythu Bandhu, the Regional Ring Road and Defence production in the State.

“The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government is depleting the public exchequer. Irrigation projects have become its ATM, they continue to draw amounts by raising the estimate values. They do not have the right to criticise the Centre or Modi,” he said.

Addressing graduates and party cadre, at the BJP’s meet to strengthen its Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ MLC candidate Gujjula Premendar Reddy in Nalgonda, he said people started opposing ‘TRS family rule’ since the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

He alleged that TRS leaders had pocketed ₹900 crore in the name of relief distribution in Hyderabad and reasoned that the stalling of second phase MMTS and the Railway Project was because of failures and non-compliance on the State part.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader demanded that the State government come out with reports on Centre-released amounts to panchayats and municipalities, funds for medical and health infrastructure and the various irrigation projects in the past seven years. He urged the graduate voters to elect Mr. Premendar Reddy.

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