Be vigilant against divisive forces, says CM

KCR continues his tirade against Modi government without direct reference

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has cautioned people to remain vigilant to the moves by some forces that are out to divide the country on caste and communal lines.

The Chief Minister continued his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government, claiming that there is need for “qualitative change” in political scenario at the national level. He did not name the BJP or any other political party though.

“Constructing a building is an arduous task, but demolishing it is relatively easy,” he said, adding full fruits of freedom could be enjoyed only in a society that is free of caste and communal differences.

The Chief Minister was addressing the people after inaugurating the newly constructed collectorate and administrative complex in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Wednesday. He went round the complex after receiving the guard of honour from the police and took blessings from the priests who performed traditional puja at the time of inauguration of the new complex.

Mr. Rao started his address by explaining how the government went ahead with a focussed approach and made capital expenditure on creating assets as well as taking care to provide welfare measures like Aasara social security pensions to all the deserving people. From a stage where there were long power cuts, the State had emerged as the only one in the country providing 24X7 power to all sections.

Though there were abundant natural resources, the inefficient and irrational policies adopted at the Central level had ensured that no other State was able to provide round-the-clock quality power to all sections. “How is our government able to provide water and power to all sections and why is this not happening in other places including the national capital, New Delhi?” he asked.

He attributed the achievement by Telangana to the corruption free administration in the State and the focus on the fiscal discipline which ensured that there was huge capital expenditure. Telangana, as he had claimed during the separate statehood movement, was a rich State with adequate resources.