Telangana: CM Opens Steel Flyover, Slams BRS, BJP For Opposing Musi
Says will seek votes in Old City in Metro Rail in next polls
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday accused the opposition BRS and BJP of creating hurdles to the Musi rejuvenation project and said the government had taken up the initiative with the aim of creating a night-time economy and generating employment opportunities, particularly for the economically weaker sections of the Muslim community in Hyderabad.
Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Nalgonda crossroads steel flyover, he criticised the previous BRS government for failing to allocate funds for infrastructure projects in the city and limiting itself to laying foundation stones during its 10-year rule.
“The previous government merely performed the groundbreaking ceremony and washed its hands. The KCR government did not spend a single penny on the bridge’s construction. However, the people’s government provided the funds and completed it,” Revanth Reddy said.
Recalling his association with Hyderabad’s Old City, which he described as the “Original City”, the Chief Minister announced that the Metro Rail project between Gowliguda and Chandrayanagutta would be completed before the next Assembly elections. “I will visit the Old City on Metro Rail and seek votes in the next elections,” he said.
He said the Metro network would be expanded from Nagole to LB Nagar, Bandlaguda, Rajendranagar and Shamshabad.
Listing development works undertaken by the Congress government in the Old City, Revanth Reddy said a three-km cable bridge at Mir Alam Tank was under construction and would be a replica of the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge, which has emerged as a major tourist attraction.
He directed officials to sanction development works requisitioned by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and announced Rs25 crore for works sought by Malakpet MLA Balala. He asked the MLA to complete the works within 18 months, assuring him that the government would provide the required funds, particularly for strengthening the education sector.
Revanth Reddy praised Owaisi for displaying patriotism during Operation Sindoor and said political differences should not come in the way of national unity. “Political ideologies may differ, but we are united when it comes to patriotism,” he said, asserting that Telangana would progress only when Hindus and Muslims worked together.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the government’s welfare initiatives, including the construction of one lakh Indiramma houses for the poor in Hyderabad, four per cent reservation for Muslims, up to 200 units of free electricity for poor families and cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500. He reiterated that his priority was development and that politics would be taken up only during elections.
