Gajwel: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was accorded a tumultuous welcome by party workers and people during his first visit to Medak district and the Gajwel Assembly constituency.
He made a series of announcements to fulfil electoral promises and held a review meeting with officials pertaining to programmes and policies for the state, Medak district and Gajwel constituency, which he promised would be a model constituency in the state.
“I am greatly indebted to people for giving me the opportunity to serve them. If we want to develop, we have to wipe out political corruption. I will throw out political corruption and take stringent action against those indulging in it,” Mr Rao promised, and added, “I will remove the thorn in your leg with my teeth and ensure you live a comfortable life.”
After meeting bankers at the Secretariat, Mr Rao drove to the famed Saraswati temple at Wargal and offered prayers along with other ministers.
The entire Rajiv Rahadari highway from Secunderabad to Gajwel and Pragnapur, where he addressed his first public meeting after becoming Chief Minister, was decked with welcome arches, cut-outs of Mr Rao, banners and posters.
“We achieved Telangana after a great deal of struggle. People have lots of hopes and desires. They expect new jobs, Krishna-Godavari waters for drinking and irrigation purposes, utilisation of natural resources. We have a huge responsibility,” he said.
He said his government’s top priority was the welfare of Dalits, weaker sections, Girijans and minorities. The government would earmark '1 lakh crore in the budget for them in the next five years.
Taking an indirect dig at AP Chief Minister-designate N. Chandrababu Naidu, he said, “Our second priority is agriculture. Some said agriculture is waste. You should remember that 80 per cent to 90 per cent of the population still depends on agriculture for a livelihood.”
