"harish-rao"

Unfair to book cases against Athe Sagar from a Telugu daily, Vodnala Satyanarayana of ‘Namasthe Telangana’ for exposing erring officials, says BRS leader

Expresses anguish over suicide attempts by a former sarpanch in Jagtial, a Dalit farmer in Mulugu

Says despite grand announcements and expensive advertisements about release of irrigation water, no water has reached the fields

The former Minister said civil works of Anganwadi Centres, CC Roads and community centres under MNREGS were not grounded yet though they were granted long ago

Addressing a news conference at Telangana Bhavan, he accused the Revanth Reddy government of focusing more on cutting benefits than genuinely helping the poor. He highlighted that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who made tall promises before coming to power, is now busy breaking them and betraying the people

Talking to district in-charge minister Konda Surekha, who held a virtual review meeting for the erstwhile Medak district with officials and elected representatives, Rao urged the government to come up with the selection criteria for housing scheme beneficiaries

Former Minister and senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao announced it, charging the Congress government with violation of the sanctity of the House by retracting its statements within weeks.

"Congress, which once condemned the LRS, has now turned it into a tool to extort Rs 15,000 crores from people under the guise of a special drive. During the elections, they promised free LRS, but now, they are bleeding the public dry," Harish Rao remarked.

Calls the detention of BRS leaders an attempt to stifle legitimate protests against the Congress' betrayal of Telangana farmers

Recalls how the district won multiple awards, by achieving tremendous progress during the previous decade under the BRS rule

After securing power, the Congress government reduced the Rythu Bharosa scheme to just Rs 6,000 per acre per season, far below the Rs 7,500 per season they promised, says the former Minister

Cites RTI data to expose glaring inefficiencies, lack of sincerity of the initiative by Congress government

He lashed out at the government for asking the farmers to submit a self-declaration for getting Rythu Bharosa

Extending New Year wishes to the people of the Telangana and its diaspora on Tuesday, Harish Rao remarked that 2024 witnessed more failures than successes under Congress rule.

The petition sought to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him in connection with a complaint filed by the Vikarabad police.

He pointed out a 28.94 per cent increase in rape cases, with 2,945 incidents recorded in a year averaging eight per day. He said kidnapping and abduction cases have shot up by 82 per cent, which is shameful

Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao prayed for the speedy recovery of Sritej and commended the efforts of the doc tors in providing extraordinary care. He also extended condolences over demise of Sritej's mother Revanthi who passed away in the stampede in her efforts to save her son

KT Rama Rao charged the Congress government with targeting BRS leaders for questioning unfulfilled election promises to Dalit and Bahujan communities.

Speaking to reporters in Medak after attending the centenary celebrations of Medak Cathedral on Monday, Harish Rao praised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for introducing the Christmas and Ramzan gift schemes, aimed at helping people of all religions celebrate their festivals in grand style. He also mentioned that Chandrashekhar Rao had declared Boxing Day a holiday for both schools and offices.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao hailed PV Narasimha Rao as a visionary who rescued India from an economic crisis and laid the groundwork for modern India with his bold reforms. Referring to him as Telangana's pride, he emphasized that the BRS government had honored Telangana's son by celebrating his birth centenary, renaming Necklace Road as PV Marg, and erecting a statue in his memory. The state also recommended him for the Bharat Ratna, he added.