BRS terms Governor’s speech hollow, says Congress is ignoring promises

BRS legislators criticised the Governor’s address in the Telangana Assembly, alleging the Congress government made misleading claims and ignored key promises including the Six Guarantees, Rythu Bharosa payments, financial aid for women and employment opportunities for youth.

Hyderabad: The Opposition BRS launched a scathing attack on the Congress government over the Governor’s address on Monday, calling it hollow. BRS legislators also said the ruling party was making false claims and taking credit for achievements of the previous BRS regime, but ignoring electoral promises made to the people. The party would continue to raise these issues during the budget session and press the government to fulfil its promises, they said.

Speaking at the Assembly media point here on Monday, former Minister and MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy said the address delivered by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla contained nothing but lies and failed to mention major assurances given by the Congress, including the six guarantees. The government had forced the Governor to make incorrect statements on welfare schemes, farm loan waiver and job creation, without implementing them fully. The government promised Rs 2,500 monthly assistance for women, Rs 15,000 under Rythu Bharosa for farmers and large-scale employment for youth, but none of them were mentioned in the address, he said, adding that the speech wrongly credited the present government for projects initiated during the previous BRS regime, including TIMS hospitals, welfare schemes and recruitment notifications.

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Korutla MLA K Sanjay said party members wore black badges during the Governor’s speech to protest the failure to provide statutory backing to the Six Guarantees. He stated that the Congress made the promise on the floor of the Assembly but did not fulfill it even after two years in power.

Huzurabad MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy said this was the third budget of the Congress government and most of its tenure had already passed without implementing key assurances. He pointed to lack of clarity on Rythu Bharosa payments, social security pension hikes, financial aid for women and job calendar for unemployed youth.