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The Telangana High Court Division Bench has stayed a Single Judge’s interim order that suspended the State’s Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak marriage assistance schemes. The Bench, hearing the State’s appeal, questioned the petitioner’s locus standi and noted that no Comptroller and Auditor General report had declared the schemes unconstitutional, though irregular expenditure of Rs 94 crore was flagged.

The Telangana High Court questioned the State government's financial priorities while hearing a plea challenging Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. The Court sought details of Telangana's debt, scheme funding and unpaid dues, while retaining its interim stay on disbursements

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court questioned the State government’s priorities in pressing for resumption of marriage aid schemes while land losers await compensation for acquired properties. Hearing a writ petition challenging eight Government Orders, the Court declined to vacate the interim stay on Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak disbursements.

BRS leader T Harish Rao has demanded the resignation of Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over the inclusion of lakhs of private properties in the 22A prohibited lands list. He vowed to escalate the issue in the Assembly and sought a white paper.

BRS cadres staged protests across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday, opposing the alleged move by the State government to stop Kalyana Lakshmi. They demanded continuation of the scheme and submitted representations to Tahsildars seeking its continuation.

BRS cadres staged protests across Khammam and Kothagudem districts against an alleged attempt to cancel the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. Party leaders demanded immediate steps to implement the schemes and criticised the Congress government over the issue

BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the Telangana government would investigate the delay in Kalyana Lakshmi scheme benefits and fix responsibility for any lapse. He said the scheme had not been scrapped and the government was pursuing legal remedies

The BRS staged protests across Telangana against the Congress government's alleged move to discontinue the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. BRS leaders demanded immediate release of pending benefits and warned of intensified protests involving women across the State

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused the Congress government of conspiring to scrap the Kalyana Lakshmi scheme under the pretext of a High Court verdict. He urged party leaders and cadres to stage protests across the state, warning that any attempt to halt the scheme would invite strong public backlash.

BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar alleged that the Congress government was conspiring to scrap Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. He questioned its failure to file a counter-affidavit and defend the welfare programmes in the High Court.

BRS leaders in Khammam accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet of indulging in diversionary politics without addressing public issues. They alleged that despite incurring a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore in two and a half years, the Congress government had failed to execute a single major project.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of failing to protect farmers' interests, reneging on poll promises and misleading people on State debt. He also criticised the government's handling of Pharma City lands and called the Chief Minister "Hitler Reddy".

A Kalyana Lakshmi scheme beneficiary from Konaraopet mandal lost the sanctioned benefit after her cheque expired allegedly due to bank negligence. Despite depositing the cheque on time, the amount was not credited, forcing her to seek intervention from higher officials

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has been making claims about continuing the previous government’s welfare initiatives

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.

The Chief Minister's statement that even a one-day delay could lead to significant losses for residents along the River Musi has raised concerns among many Congress leaders, who believe the government's priorities are misaligned.

The party promised to fulfil promises within 100 days after assuming power, however, it has not kept its word so far, the villagers said

Processing of applications delayed in constituencies of oppn leaders

Stopping the supply of KCR kits to lactating women in government hospitals, irrigable and drinking water scarcity were also the changes brought by the Congress.

Wanaparthy: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said about 10 lakh marriages were performed with government assistance under Kalyana Lakshmi scheme and this was a testimony to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s committed towards the welfare of poor and downtrodden. Kalyana Lakshmi, KCR Kit, Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bheema were role model schemes to the entire […]