Hyderabad: T-BJP Legislature Party leader G. Kishan Reddy on Monday accused Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao of turning TS into a debt-ridden state from revenue surplus one.
While accusing Mr Rao of adopting “unscientific” approach in reorganisation of districts, Mr Reddy demanded a white paper on the funds provided by the Central government to the state since its formation.
“Telangana is in a debt trap. The financial position is not that rosy as being projected. The state government failed to release the third instalment of loan waiver scheme to farmers. Telangana was revenue surplus state at the time of bifurcation but has now turned into a debt-ridden state. No even 30 per cent Budgetary allocations are released for developmental programmes,” he alleged.
He said that the Centre has been helping the TS government but it was not acknowledging the help. “Let the state government come out with a white paper on the funds released by the Centre. Central funds are being diverted. Though the Centre is helping TS, TRS is suppressing the information,” Mr Reddy said.
He also found fault with reorganisation of new districts. “Though the CM told the last all-party meeting on reorganisation of the districts that it was first meeting and he would convene another two, three or four meetings, he failed to honour his own words,” Mr Reddy said.
“KCR said he has no problems with revealing the districts’ proposals. I told him that the new districts should be announced only after a discussion in the Assembly. I opposed the creation of new districts without the Legislature being taken into confidence,” he said.
The BJP leader added: “He has no respect of the Legislature; no respect for the Opposition, no respect for elected representatives. The TS government is carving out new districts as per its whims and fancies. New district are being carved out for sulking leaders.”
