In Telangana, PM Modi refrains from attacking KCR but criticises family rule
The Hindu
In a veiled criticism of the State Government for non-cooperation, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi urged the Telangana government not to stall the developmental projects of the Centre but co-operate in the interests of Telangana.
In a veiled criticism of the State Government for non-cooperation, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi urged the Telangana government not to stall the developmental projects of the Centre but co-operate in the interests of Telangana.
The non-cooperation is not in the interests of Telanagana, he said and cautioned the people to be wary of it. Appealing to the people of Telangana to come together to save the state from ‘Family rule’, he said all efforts should be made in that direction.
Mr Modi addressed a gathering of BJP supporters after flagging off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Secunderabad in Telangana and Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh and also launching several developmental projects.
Much to the disappointment of BJP cadre, the Prime Minister refrained from making any direct attack on the BRS government or Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his family.
The large gathering at Parade grounds anticipated some sharp criticism against the BRS government and its leadership given the recent political developments in the state including the arrest of State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay, who was jailed on charges of paper leak of Class 10 examination. He was out on bail a day before PM’s visit to Telanagana.
Continuing his tirade against ‘family rule’, the PM said Telangana should be cautious of people who believed in family rule as it was the genesis of corruption. Family rule wants to control all the systems and institutions and they don’t want them to be challenged.
The major part of the address was confined to revealing the central government’s contribution to Telangana and how it has changed the landscape of the new state improving it’s road and rail infrastructure.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.