Congress government conspiring to stop BRS welfare programs, alleges KTR

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Monday accused the Congress party of attempting to halt welfare programs in Telangana initiated by the previous BRS government.

Speaking at a party meeting in Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad, KTR asserted that BRS would stand with the beneficiaries of the programs and oppose any efforts to dismantle them. KTR alleged that the Congress government is already freezing bank accounts of selected Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries, a BRS flagship welfare scheme aimed at empowering Dalit families through a financial grant of Rs 10 lakhs each for economic self-reliance. He further criticised the cancellation of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, designed for construction of houses for the poor.

“The Congress, despite having ruled for 50 years, has never implemented such innovative welfare programs,” KTR said. “Now, they want to sabotage our initiatives like Dalit Bandhu, Gruha Lakshmi, BC Bandhu, and sheep distribution,” he added.

‘Congress going back on promises’

KTR specifically condemned the alleged backtracking of the Congress party on Dalit Bandhu, claiming that they have forgotten their election promise to increase the grant per family from Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 12 lakhs. Furthermore, citing the cancellation of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, despite completing beneficiary identification and necessary proceedings, he vowed to stand by the affected families and fight for their rights.

KTR also lashed out at the Congress party’s ‘drama’ on state debts and white papers, accusing them of making false promises during the election campaign. He alleged that the Congress deputy chief minister even denied promising unemployment allowance to the youth of the state in the Assembly. “They gave 420 guarantees, and we won’t let them get away with talking about only six. BRS will hold them accountable for every promise made to the people,” the BRS working president said.

‘BRS better at implementing welfare schemes’

KTR contrasted the ‘efficient delivery’ of welfare schemes under the BRS government with the alleged long queues and suffering inflicted by the current administration. “They are deliberately imposing bureaucratic delays for political gain. BRS will expose their mismanagement and put pressure on them to deliver,” he added.

Calling upon party members, KTR urged them to work tirelessly at the field level to counter the ‘poor performance and administration’ of the Congress government.