KTR dares Bandi to explain what he or Centre did for weavers of Telangana

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao fired salvos at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for levying taxes on handloom and khadi products and challenged BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar to explain what either the BJP government at the Centre or he himself as Karimnagar MP had done for weavers in the last eight years.

Slamming the Modi government, the Minister said Mahatma Gandhi used Charkha as a symbol of Atma Nirbharta (self-reliance) and inculcated Swadeshi spirit among people. “But today, Modi achieved has the dubious distinction of being the first Prime Minister to impose Goods and Services Tax (GST) on handloom and Khadi products. “Is this the #atmanirbharbharat & #vocal4local that you preach? (sic)” he questioned.

Cutting retort to false claim

Rama Rao also ridiculed Sanjay for his comments claiming credit for the implementation of ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ scheme by the State government. In a sharp counter to Sanjay’s remarks, the Minister said it was pretty rich coming from the joke of an MP (Sanjay) who could not even get a mega powerloom cluster sanctioned for his own Parliamentary constituency at Siricilla. “BS Kumar, Why don’t you tell us what NPA Govt did for weavers in Telangana in the last 8 years? Or you as an MP in Karimnagar?” he challenged.

The State government decided to implement the ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ scheme to provide Rs 5 lakh insurance coverage for weavers in the State commencing August 7. In response, Sanjay tried to mock the State government for not implementing the scheme despite announcing it earlier. He claimed credit for ‘nudging’ the State government to announce the scheme and demanded to know who was responsible for the kin of weavers who suffered due to the delay in implementing the scheme.