Congress Government Failed To Fulfill Its Poll Promises: Kishan Reddy
Kishan Reddy asserted that Telangana residents were tired of the "dictatorial and family rule" of former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao
By : P. Srinivas
Update: 2025-12-07 10:04 GMT
Hyderabad: Union coal minister G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday challenged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to announce how many of the Congress ‘guarantees’ were fulfilled during his two years’ rule.
Addressing the media at the BJP district office in Nalgonda, Kishan Reddy said, “Except for the free travel facility to women in state buses, no guarantee has been fully fulfilled by the government of Revant Reddy. The state government claimed credit for fine rice supply to the ration card holders in Telangana, but the central government is bearing Rs 43 as cost for each kg of fine rice while the state pays only Rs 15.”
On the Rs 5 lakh being extended to each Indiramma house by the state government, he said, the share of the Centre was Rs 1.5 lakh.
“Crop loan waiver offer is not fully implemented in the state as many farmers are not able to avail the facility till now. The Congress had promised to extend a bonus to 10 crops, but this is done only in the case of the paddy of the fine rice varieties,” Kishan Reddy stated.
The other unfulfilled promises by the Congress government included the offers of Rs 12,000 as financial help to tenant farmers per acre per year, the Rs 2,500 financial assistance to each woman per month, the 10-gram each of gold to women for their marriage, the Rs 4,000 per month financial incentive to the unemployed, the filling up of one lakh vacant posts in a year and the Rs 1 lakh crore cash assistance for welfare of BCs, Kishan Reddy said.
He asked, “Is the Congress government celebrating its two years’ rule, through the Praja Palana Vijayostvalu, for fulfilling only one promise made to the people? The CM must explain this to the people when he addresses the event.”
Kishan Reddy said,”There is no difference between the present Congress government and the former BRS government. Corruption was concentrated in the family of then CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao during the 10 years' rule of the BRS government. Now, corruption has been decentralised to the levels of ministers and MLAs under the Congress government.”
Kishan Reddy said,”There is no difference between the present Congress government and the former BRS government. Corruption was concentrated in the family of then CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao during the 10 years' rule of the BRS government. Now, corruption has been decentralised to the levels of ministers and MLAs under the Congress government.”
Referring to allegations made by the state ministers against each other, the Union minister felt that many of the cabinet meetings were being conducted to mainly sort out the differences among the ministers rather than for discussing the issues of the public.”
Replying to a question, he said 42 per cent reservations to BCs was a promise the state Congress made to the people. The Congress got the votes of the BCs. Yet, the BJP supported the resolution introduced by the Congress government in the state Assembly on granting a 42 per cent quota to BCs. But, a national-level consensus is required to adopt the BC reservation bill in Parliament, he explained.
Replying to a question, he said 42 per cent reservations to BCs was a promise the state Congress made to the people. The Congress got the votes of the BCs. Yet, the BJP supported the resolution introduced by the Congress government in the state Assembly on granting a 42 per cent quota to BCs. But, a national-level consensus is required to adopt the BC reservation bill in Parliament, he explained.
Stating that purchase of cotton from the farmers would continue until April next, the Union minister said the Centre would purchase every quintal of cotton from the farmers.
Kishan Reddy said, “The state government sent a report to the Centre saying seven quintals of cotton would be produced by the farmers per acre. As per this report, the Centre has promised purchase of seven quintals of cotton per acre from farmers. If more than seven quintals is produced per acre in any farm, the limit would be increased there,” he added.