Opposition describes Governor’s address as distorted TRS manifesto

Hyderabad, June 11 : The Congress, Telugu Desam Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India on Wednesday described the address of Governor ESL Narasimhan as the distorted version of TRS poll manifesto.

Speaking to media persons at Assembly’s media point here, Congress MLAs T Jeevan Reddy and Dr G Chinna Reddy said that the Governor’s address sounded more like the election speech of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. However, they said the Governor’s address was misleading for the common people. Jeevan Reddy said that there was no mention of fee reimbursement scheme even as the admission process has begun in colleges. He said that the government did not clarify as to how it would create 24 districts in Telangana.

Chinna Reddy said the Governor’s address failed to clear the confusion over farm loan waiver promise although the government has conducted a meeting with the bankers. There is no mention of how the government proposes to eradicate unemployment.

TDP floor leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao said that the government failed to mention its strategy to overcome the energy crisis. While welcoming the package announced for the families of Telangana martyrs, he said those who participated in the statehood movement during the last six decades should also be benefitted. He also demanded installation of statues of Telangana martyrs of 1969 movement at Tank Bund.

BJP floor leader Dr K Lakshman expressed regret that the Governor’s address had no mention of farmers who committed suicide over the farm loan waiver issue. He said that the government should have come out with more clarity on its poll promises.

CPI (M) MLA Sunnam Rajaiah said that the Governor’s address was silent on the welfare of about 1.5 lakh contract employees. Further, the government failed to explain its plan for the development of agency areas in Telangana.  INN