KTR slams Congress govt for cancelling TSCO school uniform orders

BRS leader KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of neglecting TSCO by cancelling orders and favouring private firms. He warned that such moves would impact weavers and questioned delays in placing additional welfare department orders

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday accused the Congress government of neglecting State-run institutions like the Telangana State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (TSCO) by cancelling orders and favouring private players. He said the countdown has begun for the downfall of the anti-people government.

The Education Department reportedly cancelled a Rs 105 crore order given to TSCO for supplying uniforms to government school students. TSCO had been executing such works since the BRS regime, supporting handloom weavers.

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Reacting to media reports in this regard, Rama Rao warned that diverting orders to private firms would hurt weavers’ livelihoods. He also questioned the delay in placing orders worth Rs 200 crore for clothing and blankets from the Welfare Department.

Questioning the Congress government’s intent, he asked whether it was running a people’s government or a private limited company, and warned of serious consequences if State-run sectors continue to be sidelined.