Revanth Reddy admits inability to implement six guarantees; cites financial constraints
He attributed his government’s inability and delay in implementing the six guarantees and other election promises of the Congress to the previous BRS government. He stated that if challenges were being faced in rolling out schemes like Rythu Bharosa, providing financial assistance to tenant farmers, offering a monthly allowance to women, or distributing one tola of gold under the Kalyana Lakshmi scheme, the responsibility lay with the actions of the previous administration.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday admitted that the State government was unable to implement the promised six guarantees and other promises, including Rythu Bharosa, due to financial constraints.
Blaming the previous BRS government for his government’s inability and delay in the implementation of the six guarantees and other election promises of the Congress, he said if the State government was facing challenges to implement Rythu Bharosa, extend financial assistance to tenant farmers, monthly allowance to women, and one tola gold as part of Kalyana Lakshmi scheme, the previous government should be held responsible.
Speaking during a short discussion on Rythu Bharosa in the Assembly, the Chief Minister claimed that all the income generated and the loans raised by the State government were being used to pay the interest and principal component of loans raised by BRS government in the past.
“If this burden of repaying the past government’s loans was not imposed on us, I would have done wonders in Telangana,” he claimed, saying that the State government would have offered MSP for all crops, paid Arogyasri bills one month in advance, offered Rythu Bharosa and cleared farmers loans completely if there were no financial issues.
Admitting that he was visiting New Delhi frequently, the Chief Minister said financial experts were consulted to get the loans restructured. If there was any reduction in the interest component on the loans, it would aid in considerable savings for the State government and the same could be used for welfare and development works, he claimed.
The Chief Minister also alleged that the previous government had sold Kokapet lands, ORR and Hitec City to generate money. Now, BRS leaders were opposing welfare and development projects in the State, he alleged, accusing the BRS of opposing establishment of industries, land acquisition for setting up units, Regional Ring Road, radial roads and other projects. If all works were opposed, how development would take place in Telangana, he asked.
In Kodangal constituency, there were three lakh acres and of these, the State government was acquiring 1300 acres in four villages. But the farmers were offered money and instigated against the government, he alleged, stating that the land identified was in a strategic location with highways on both sides. If industrial units came up in the region, it would generate employment for 25,000 to 50,000 youth. But these plans were being opposed and revenue officials were attacked, the Chief Minister said, also threatening to “crush” anyone obstructing development in Kodangal.
