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Urges government to extend irrigation support under Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme to the water-starved area on priority

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy took a dig at government officials for their alleged laxity in implementing government programmes

In sharp contrast to the Congress government’s claims of extending all support to gram panchayats, Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy said several bills were pending since the last 15 months and that the situation in the panchayats was very challenging

He pointed out that the government has announced a three-tier security plan for the pageant but questioned the necessity of such measures when essential services must continue in a war-like atmosphere

Initially launched in 2020, the LRS scheme received 25.67 lakh applications. While the previous BRS government cleared around nine lakh applications, the remaining applications were taken up after the Congress came to power.

Former Minister and BRS MLA T Harish Rao said despite clearing exams, candidates are still left waiting for appointment letters

Discontent is brewing among legislators in the State, especially among ruling party MLAs, who are finding themselves increasingly cornered due to the delay in the release of Constituency Development Funds

They said the procurement process was delayed due to the delay in shifting of the procured paddy to rice mills

Though officials are tight-lipped on the number of pending applications, it is learnt that a considerable number of applications are kept pending for processing

Rao alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was more focused on the Miss World competition while farmers continued to suffer

Says Chandrashekhar Rao ruled like the head of a family, introducing numerous welfare schemes for women

Says the Congress government failed to procure the crop immediately, leading to paddy stocked in purchase centres getting soaked

Revanth Reddy maintains strategic silence on financial assistance promised under Vidya Jyothulu scheme

"Revanth Reddy has abandoned his responsibility as the head of the State," he said, adding that no Chief Minister in India’s history had ever made such pessimistic statements. He charged the Congress government with intellectual bankruptcy and moral decay, for seeking silly excuses to evade fulfilling its poll promises.

"Telangana State is not bankrupt Mr Cheap Minister. It is you and your corrupt Congress party that is intellectually bankrupt and morally bereft," BRS working president KT Rama Rao posted.

Says the ruling party deliberately delaying repairs in its attempt to discredit the good works done by former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao

Hyderabad’s Congress government plans rural local body elections for July-August 2025, spurred by financial pressures and local demands. Delays from a caste census and BC reservation issues persist, but Chief Minister Reddy has ordered preparations to restore governance and secure Central funds

Former Minister T Harish Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for focusing on events like Miss World while farmers struggled at procurement centres

Also considers working only during work hours, organising human chains and mass lunches in front of government offices, State-wide pen-down strikes and mass casual leave programmes to press for their demands

A 55-year-old weaver, Bathula Vittal, ends his life reportedly due to rising debts; he was out of work for one-and-half years