Telangana has decided to stay away from the 7th Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog scheduled to be held in Delhi on Monday
“I am boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting to highlight our disenchantment with its functioning”, Chief Minister KCR
Speaking at a media conference at Pragati Bhavan, Chandrashekhar Rao termed NITI Aayog as a failed institution
It had been reduced to being an instrument to force the Centre’s ill-advised policies on the States
He said the real federal spirit was to make states stronger with the belief that strong states make a strong country
He recalled that when the NITI Aayog was constituted replacing the Planning Commission, a group of Chief Ministers was constituted to make recommendations on developmental issues
The CM said at least with his boycott of the meeting, there should be a discussion on the reasons why “I am boycotting the meeting with pain and anguish
“There is no use in attending the meeting as Chief Minister’s are given hardly three minutes of time to speak”, he observed
Telangana CM said the Centre had initiated steps which led to severe damage to the Indian economy
Modi is my friend, but when the issue pertains to people, I will highlight the injustice”, he said