BRS stages protest at Gun Park, vows to corner Congress govt in Assembly over Six Guarantees
In Hyderabad, BRS leaders, led by KT Rama Rao, protested at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial, accusing the Congress government of failing to implement the Six Guarantees promised in elections, citing delays in pensions, women’s aid, farmer support, and youth employment schemes
Hyderabad: The BRS on Friday staged a protest at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial in Gun Park, accusing the Congress government of failing to implement the ‘Six Guarantees’ promised during the Assembly elections. Party working president KT Rama Rao warned that the issue would be raised repeatedly in the State Legislature during the ongoing budget session.
Rama Rao, BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao, and the party MLAs and MLCs held placards and displayed “Dues Cards” of the Congress government, in a counter to its “Guarantee Cards.” Stating that the government failed to deliver financial benefits promised to various sections of society, the BRS legislators protested against the Congress betraying the people after coming to power. Addressing the media, Rama Rao said the Congress promised to implement the Six Guarantees within 100 days after coming to power, but failed to give them statutory backing or adequate budgetary allocations even in its third budget. He said the government secured votes through the “Abhaya Hastam” manifesto but had not fulfilled commitments made to the elderly, women, farmers, unemployed youth and persons with disabilities.
The BRS leader demanded explanation on why pensions of Rs 4,000 per month for the elderly and widows were yet to be implemented and questioned the delay in the promised Rs.6,000 pension for persons with disabilities. They also sought clarification on the Mahalakshmi scheme under which Rs.2,500 per month was promised to women, and asked why the enhanced assistance to farmers under Rythu Bharosa had not been released.
He reminded that the Congress government owed Rs.54,000 each to differently abled persons, senior citizens, over Rs 24,000 each to auto-rickshaw drivers, one tola gold to newly-married brides, and Rs 2,500 month financial assistance to around 1.58 crore women, among others. “The Congress leaders issued bond papers to implement Six Guarantees within 100 days, but even after three years, they continue to deceive the people without delivering their promises,” he said.
Rama Rao said the government promised two lakh jobs to unemployed youth, but had filled only a fraction of them. “This is nothing but betrayal of people of Telangana. The BRS would expose the Congress government’s failure to honour its guarantees during the Assembly and Council proceedings,” he reiterated.
