Strongly denying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the economic situation of Congress-ruled states, including Telangana, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asserted that his government is performing extremely well than any other BJP-ruled state.
In a series of tweets, he said PM Modi’s statements were plagued with factual errors, he clarified that the State Government was implementing the promises made to the people in Telangana.
The Chief Minister on X said “I am happy to clarify several misconceptions and factual errors in your statements about my state and our government. In Telangana since December 7, 2023, when the congress government took oath, a wave of joy & hope has swept the state, after a near-decade of BRS misrule,” he said.
He clarified that the Congress government has taken up more than 50,000 job appointments in less than 11 months, which is a record compared to any BJP-ruled state. He also said that while BJP-ruled states are struggling with high gas prices, Telangana is providing Rs. 500 per cylinder.
“Within two days of taking charge, the Telangana government fulfilled its first and second promises. It has released free bus travel for women in all TGSRTC buses, Rs 10 lakh healthcare and hospital coverage under Rajiv Aarogyasri. In the last 11 months, sisters and mothers of Telangana have travelled without paying a single rupee. 101 crore women across the state have travelled free on buses. In one year, we spent Rs 3,433.36 crore on free bus travel for women”, he added.
Reventh Reddy pointed out that “Even before our first year was complete, we have implemented the farmer loan waiver to reassure farmers. 22 lakh 22 thousand farmers (22,22,365) are now living like kings, without any debt. All farmers’ loans up to Rs 2,00,000 have been waived off. In 25 days, we have deposited Rs 18 thousand crore in the accounts of farmers.”
‘‘We are providing free electricity to houses up to 200 units without any domestic electricity charge. With this, women are blessing us. While gas cylinder prices are high in BJP-ruled states, they are happy that a cylinder is available for just Rs. 500 in Congress-ruled Telangana. So far, more than 1.31 crore gas cylinder refills have been done during our tenure. 42,90,246 people are benefiting and expressing happiness”, he said.
The Chief Minister also said “We have taken up job placements for the youth. The Congress government has conducted the highest recruitment drive. All levels of examinations are being conducted regularly. The Congress government has conducted Group 1, 2, 3, 4 examinations in less than 11 months and provided jobs to 50,000 eligible youth. This is a record that no BJP state government has done”.
“The previous BRS government neglected school students for a decade. After a decade, we have increased the mess and cosmetic charges for poor children in welfare hostels by more than 40 percent. We are cleaning and restoring the Musi river, which was neglected in the past. We are also protecting our valuable water resources, our lakes and nalas, which were encroached and destroyed in the last 10 years”, he added.
“Not a single inch of the lake has been encroached since the Congress came to power. We are also creating a future city. The master plan is being finalized. We have set the ball rolling for Young India Skills University, YI Sports University, YI Integrated Residential Schools. In the last 11 months, we have dispelled darkness and filled Telangana with light,” Revanth Reddy posted on X.
