Hyderabad: Mounting a frontal attack against BRS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Telangana government was the ‘most corrupt regime’ in the country.
Addressing a BJP public meeting in Warangal, PM Modi said that there was not a single project in Telangana that was free of allegations of corruption. “KCR government is the most corrupt.. so corrupt that it’s corruption even spread to Delhi. In the past, we used to hear about developmental agreements between states. But now, the two governments have agreed to indulge in corruption,” the Prime Minister said in a reference to BRS MLC K Kavitha’s alleged role in the Delhi Excise policy scam. Several AAP leaders are currently in jail for their allegedly involvement in the scam.
Exuding confidence that saffron party’s will emerge victorious in the upcoming state polls, PM Modi said while the BJP wanted Telangana to develop and had invested heavily in the state, the BRS government had done only four things: “Abusing Modi and the Centre, asserting dynastic rule, destroying Telangana’s economic progress, and drowning the state in corruption.”
The Prime Minister also warned people to keep away from both the BRS and the Congress, and said that both parties have “a history of hurting people’s aspirations.”
“The foundation of all these dynastic parties has its roots in corruption. Congress’ corruption was witnessed by the whole country, and the whole of Telangana is seeing the level of corruption in the state by BRS. Both BRS & Congress are dangerous for Telangana,” the PM said.
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Speaking about the TSPSC paper leak row, the Prime Minister said that while the youth of Telangana were desperate for government jobs, the state government “used the jobs as a medium to fill the pockets of its leaders.”
The Prime Minister claimed that the state government failed the people of the state in delivering upon the promises it had made, leading to widespread anger in the state. “Telangana is now saying ab ki baar, BJP sarkar,” he added.
BRS hits back
Meanwhile, hitting back at the Prime Minister for his remarks against the BRS, Telangana minister KT Rama Rao said the PM had insulted the people of the state by setting up a Rs 520-crore wagon factory while “taking Rs 20,000-crore locomotive factory to Gujarat.”
Referring to PM’s comments that there were thousands of teacher posts vacant in Telangana, KTR said it was like “pot calling the kettle black” as the Centre had itself failed in filling more than 16 lakh vacancies in various Central government departments.
“Before speaking about the vacancies in state universities, the PM should fill all the vacancies in the central universities across the country. The prime Minister should respond to the issue of the Governor not clearing the legislation brought out by our government on the filling of jobs in universities,” the minister said.
KTR said Modi did not say a single word about the Bayyaram steel factory which was mentioned in the AP Bifurcation Act aiming to provide employment to 15,000 locals.
He further alleged that it has become a habit of Modi to come to Telangana and lash out at the BRS government here, speak lies, and give a lecture before leaving with “empty hands.”.
KTR said that the PM, who spoke about the Telangana government school education system, should remember that the BRS regime is spending Rs 1.25 lakh on each student annually to impart quality education which nowhere in the country is done.
(With inputs from agencies)
