TRS MLC K Kavitha hits out at Centre over 'freebies' remark
India Today
TRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Tuesday said that welfare schemes for poor people are not ‘freebies’, however, the actual freebies are the loan waivers of ‘dupe agencies’.
Hitting out at the Centre over the ‘freebies’ remarks, Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Tuesday said that welfare schemes for poor people are not ‘freebies’, however, the actual freebies are the loan waivers of ‘dupe agencies’.
In Telangana, we have around 250 welfare schemes that are being run for poor people. It is our responsibility as a state government to keep the best interests of the poor in mind,” she said.
Remarking that there is a trend across the nation of terming welfare schemes as ‘freebies,’ Kavitha said that the Centre is putting pressure on the state government to stop these schemes.
“We are against this behaviour. The welfare of poor people is the responsibility of any government. I believe a ‘freebie’ is what the BJP government has done - writing off Rs 10 lakh crore debt of dupe agencies,” she said.
The ex-MP further said, “The welfare of weaker societies is never a freebie, it is our social responsibility. I request the citizens of the country to rise to the occasion and oppose this atmosphere that is being generated in the country today.”
India is such a diverse country with people from all backgrounds. It is the government’s responsibility to help the weaker communities to break the cycle of poverty and progress. State governments are working towards it and central government should not put any hindrances in that,” she added.
