Govt. ready for debate on Kaleshwaram and welfare schemes, says Revanth

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy challenges K. Chandrasekhar Rao to debate on key issues, criticizes his venomous comments against government.

Taking a dig at Opposition leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao for his comments against the State government, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has expressed willingness to hold an elaborate debate on the Kaleshwaram project, free bus service, loan waiver, Rythu Bandhu, SC classification and caste census.

“Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao should decide which of these issues should be discussed. He is spewing venom against the government,” the Chief Minister said while addressing an event to mark Mahatma Basaveswara’s birth anniversary.

He recalled how the BRS leader had criticised the government at the party’s silver jubilee public meeting held in Warangal. The State government had, in fact, helped the Opposition party by providing buses for the celebrations. “People would have appreciated if the leader (Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao) listed out the good things which the government did and talked about issues of public importance,” he said.

He took a jibe at the BRS president for not attending Assembly proceedings. “The leader had been drawing salary and allowances without coming out of his house. Which law allows this? He drew ₹65 lakh in salary, used government vehicles and had police security, all while skipping his responsibilities as leader of Opposition. People are asking why he slept at the farmhouse instead of discharging his duties as Opposition leader,” Mr. Reddy said.

He wondered what message Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao hoped to convey to the people by confining himself to the farmhouse and harping on stoppage of welfare schemes. “Which of the schemes like Rythu Bandhu, Aarogyasri, free power to farmers, Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi had been stopped? What does he wants to achieve through hateful speeches and by provoking people? People very well know which government has done what,” the CM said, asserting that the Congress would continue in power for 10 years given its focus on development and welfare.

Referring to Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao’s claim that Congress was the “first villain of Telangana”, he said: “Why has the Congress become a villain? Is it for achieving a separate Telangana? Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao and his family looted the State for 10 years and he has no moral right to criticise the Congress.”